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Old 04-11-2013, 12:54 PM
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You will be somewhat protected if you buy individual short or mid-term bonds and notes. You can just hold these until maturity and get all your capital back at maturity plus the interest specified on the bond/note. The danger is in bond mutual funds where the value of the investments drops when interest rates rise.
batman: thank you for your comments. WSJ also offers investors similar suggestions. There ws a time when one could build a ladder utilizing short term paper. I did with5 year TIPS to be used in conjunction with purchasing a needed vehicle when I retired some 7 years ago.

My RMD period is advancing and I intend to move around some funds to update my strategy.

Thanks again.

PS Bernake is still getting on my nerves.