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> Bonds: Near 0% interest rate, practically no better than holding cash.

You can still buy bonds of a bit less-developed nations. E.g. "new" EU nations. They usually offer better RoI than Western EU bonds.



The risk premium is always quite fair with bonds imho.

These less developed nations will have a higher default risk. Buying them can make the bond act more like equity than bonds!


When calculating in risk of default, I think finding a better treasury note deal than U.S. TIPS will be hard.


That introduces the risk of currency exchange, unless you find bonds that are hedged to your local currency.




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