Bond Ladders in 2024: How to Build a Bond Portfolio for Your Retirement

As one listener prepares for an early retirement, James discusses the situation, covering how to build a bond ladder based on non-retirement funds.

James provides a different way of looking at the stock-to-bond conversation.

Learn how to determine the appropriate amount to have a bond ladder and whether you should own individual bonds or bond funds as a part of that ladder.

Questions Answered:
How do you balance risk capacity and risk tolerance in portfolio allocation?
How do you build an effective bond portfolio for retirement?
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⏱Timestamps:⏱
0:00 - Listener case study
2:37 - James’s perspective on bonds
7:42 - Considering purchasing power
10:18 - Balance of stocks and bonds
13:39 - Dividends are typically resilient
16:40 - All bonds not created equally
20:30 - Bond ladder
23:09 - Different types of bonds
24:51 - Withdrawal strategy
26:39 - More on bonds
30:09 - 3 questions to consider


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