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💰 Bond funds, term deposits & defensive alternatives | Passive Income [2/5]

Bond funds and ETFs are the focus of part two in our Passive Income series on The Australian Investors Podcast with Owen Rask and Drew Meredith, CFP.

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Part 2/5 of the Passive Income series on The Australian Investors Podcast features Owen Rask and Drew Meredith, CFP.

Owen and Drew make the case for bonds, why owning term deposits works and explore the world of “alternative defensive” assets.

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Topics:

Topics covered in Part 1 include:

What are the 3 most common types of bonds (and bond funds) and what’s their place in a portfolio?
5 factors to know when studying a bond fund
Are hybrids, or ETFs like BetaShares Active Australian Hybrid Securities Fund (ASX: HBRD), worth investing in?
Commercial real estate debt
Fixed-income ETFs like Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest ETF (ASX: VAF)
REITs, like Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)
Cash or term deposits (TDs), for example with Macquarie Bank
Drew’s favourite bond managers
Active versus passive in bonds
Warren Buffett’s 90/10 (stocks/bonds) strategy – does it work?

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Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (ASX:VAF)

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