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Originally Posted by Buehler445
So, anybody doing any Bonds?
My understanding is if you’re going to trade Bonds you maximize returns in value by doing it right before the interest rate rolls over. I don’t have a ton on of insight into what the fed is going to do, but I think, at least anecdotally the economy is slowing a bit. My uneducated guess is we’re a ways from the top, but who knows. Elections and stuff.
But beyond trading for value, the rate on Bonds might be beginning to be something to look at for capturing the interest. For so long money was cheap and it didn’t matter but surely that’s going the other way.
I Bonds are now at 9.62%. That’s nutty. I think I’ll see what October brings and at least get my kids some money earning a return.
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I was banging the drum for I bonds late last year, and my wife and I maxed out what we could buy, which is a relatively low limit. Nonetheless, I'm very happy that I did it. If we didn't buy the I bonds the money would have probably been in the market and we would have lost 15 percent of it. As it stands, we'll make 9 percent, so that's a 24 percent swing.
I'm happy today, though only in the short term. ATCO was my sixth-largest holding at the end of last year (
https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...#post16043631], and today it skyrocketed by 23 percent. However, it skyrocketed because apparently there's talk of it going private, and I don't like that. It's a great dividend stock for me that I've held for a long time.