Regulator Warns Of A Risk That Could Destroy Your Portfolio en-us Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 17:52:09 -0400 Andrew Haigney slj Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:34:51 -0500 this is the same advice as Jim Rogers... bonds no stocks no farm yes slj Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:33:47 -0500 I fear for all the bond funds and retirement term funds with large allocations to rates rise these will be destroyed. Investors haven't a clue whats about to hammer them. What about all these retirement 401 403s that force investors into bond funds instead of a bond ladder portfolio structure. Are they really that prudent? Hell no? What individual investor wants to cash out of their bond funds for a zero rate return money market fund... they might cash out for bond portfolio where they can at least get a return of their capital but a bond fund is an aggressive interest rate bet in disguise as a retirement plan. Jon Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:49:14 -0500 Bond spreads tend to be higher than fees on equities. So brokers usually make more from selling an individual bond than they do a basket of stocks. FINRA said to move out of bonds but not into stocks. So not sure what your thought process is. john1066 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:09:03 -0500 "FINRA, the brokerage industry’s self regulatory organization" The Chicago School of economics dream right there. They may have a point but how much is to protect the investors and how much of this is to move money into higher fee items? Always know how the people talking to you is making their money and who they work for.