Bonds and Your Retirement Portfolio

Are bonds part of your retirement portfolio? If not, they probably should be. The question is how to properly use bonds in your portfolio.

If you are closing in on retirement, now is a good time to learn more about the proper place for bonds in your nest egg, particularly on the income generating side. Read more

Investing in Corporate Bonds for Retirement

Investing in corporate bonds represents a new frontier for some baby boomers who are anxious to implement a retirement recovery plan.  Yields to maturity in the 7%-10% range are now available, making some of these bonds quite attractive.  Despite the dramatic failures of major corporate bond issuers in recent months, it appears that there are opportunities out there.  Finding those opportunities is the key because threats of corporate insolvency are everywhere.  Using the correct bond investing strategy for baby boomers is also important. Read more