It's all the buzz. Something tells me it's a trap, but the basic way bonds work tells me it seems safe. Are they just trying to take our money before the entire system goes down? Any thoughts, anons?
I typically do the opposite of what mainstream says for investing. Own my share of silver, real estate, etc. Continuing to ponder all options...
Bonds are debt: a company or a city, state, or whatever floats a bond, offering X amount of interest to investors. Over the years, the principle gets paid back to the investors plus the interest.
IF the company, city, state, or whatnot IS ABLE TO PAY.
How likely is that at this point? Almost every government entity is already in debt up to its metaphorical eyeballs. Corporate valuations are jacked up so high that in many cases a 50% drop in stock price would STILL be a horrendous over-valuation.
Investing in bonds today makes very little sense to me. There are probably exceptions, but with other types of investments available, I'm staying away from bonds.