Post #226 by knighttof3 on the Index Investing board

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To be fair, you were comparing corporate bonds to government bonds. The math about returns threw me off as to the main point.
I agree corporate bonds are not really needed unless really attractively priced as they were in the 2008 crisis (and for a good reason!)
They are on the continuum of government bonds - investment grade corporate bonds - junk bonds - stocks on the risks/returns graph, so most people can just use a barbell strategy of investing in the two extremes.

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