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bucolic_frolic

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6. That's a good question b/c US Treasuries are a part of most bond funds.
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 02:44 PM
Aug 2025

Most bond funds have some portion in Treasuries or TIPS. I searched for a global corporate fund with small or no exposure to US Treasuries, and the pickins are slim, though I did find one or two in the fund companies I searched. Surely there are more. There's also the issue of is the fund currency hedged, that is do its holding fluctuate with foreign currencies.

I'd even go for US Corporates, light on Treasuries.

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Excellent question. RandomNumbers Aug 2025 #1
I feel your pain Old Crank Aug 2025 #4
T-bills. Short-term and ladder. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 #2
I have done some stuff Old Crank Aug 2025 #7
Do you find bonds offering stablity? Happy Hoosier Aug 13 #14
Yes retired. Old Crank Aug 13 #15
Bask Bank customerserviceguy Aug 2025 #3
A dumb question snowybirdie Aug 2025 #5
Not sure. Old Crank Aug 2025 #8
That's a good question b/c US Treasuries are a part of most bond funds. bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #6
US treasuries considered safest in the world somsai Aug 2025 #9
The difference is when you retire Old Crank Aug 2025 #10
Technically I am retired, I get full SS somsai Aug 4 #11
2/3rds of my money is in mutual funds bif Aug 5 #12
"Mutual funds" encompasses money market mutual funds, bond mutual funds, T-bill mutual funds progree Aug 5 #13
Despite global optimism over lower US interest rates bucolic_frolic Aug 23 #16
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