Treasuries, Temperament and 'Wimpy' Income Investing: How the Pros Say to Ride Out a Market Rout
Fears of an AI crackdown after the Democrats' midterm wins sent traders flocking to Treasuries, and Trey Thoelcke's 247wallst.com article explains how bonds cushion a rout: the 10-year yield fell from 4.95% to 4.84% as prices rose, and holding to maturity locks in the starting yield. Quoting Bloomberg's Eric Weiner, who called November 5 a sell-everything day, and Schwab podcast guests like Jenny Harrington on knowing yourself, the article recommends building a runway of Treasuries while markets are calm, keeping at least two years of withdrawals in bonds, and fencing off a fixed slice of wealth for speculation.
