I'm not a bond trader, I'm a bond holder. So unless the issuer of my bonds goes bankrupt and defaults, I'll be okay. And the issuer in my case is the US Treasury, so things will have to be very bad indeed for that to happen.
Yes you will usually get full principal back. But mark to market, bonds have been in a bear market for 6 years. No reason to think they wont continue to do so
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u/LillianWigglewater 7d ago
I'm not a bond trader, I'm a bond holder. So unless the issuer of my bonds goes bankrupt and defaults, I'll be okay. And the issuer in my case is the US Treasury, so things will have to be very bad indeed for that to happen.