How Former Canadian Income Trusts Can Protect Bond Investors From Dollar Debasement

Bonds, especially Treasuries and municipal bonds (munis), are a major component of American retirement portfolios, be it pensions, IRAs, annuities, or mutual funds.
The recent sharp fall in bond prices, which started last November, has sent tremors through fixed income markets. With an apparent end to the 30 year old bull market in bonds, it may be time to look at alternatives.
How Safe Are Treasury and Municipal Bonds?
Treasuries, munis, and other bonds may have hit their highs early last fall. Since then -- about the same time Quantitative Easing 2 (QE2) kicked in -- things have been mostly downhill for bonds.
Treasuries have the full backing of the U.S. government,   Read the Full Article Here