Bear markets average 17 years in length. Most retirees will experience a bear market at some point during their retirement. Don't be caught off-guard! Learn what styles of equity investing work in a bear market and which methods fail. How you allocate your "balanced retirement" portfolio will determine whether or not you fail or succeed. Many people are invested much more aggressively than they realize. Your retirement portfolio should have a focus on investments that generate income vs capital gains. Many investors have their investment strategy backwards and don't realize their mistake until it is too late. The bond market has not been healthy for many years. Long term bonds carry a lot of risk. Learn the risks in the most popular bond ETFs and discover areas of the bond market that may improve your portfolio income. Learn more: https://www.highpassasset.com/company/why-us.html
00:00 Intro 00:27 Historical Market Cycles. Average Bear Market Length 02:59 2000 - 2013 Bear Market 04:43 What Worked and Did Not Work in the Last Bear Market 11:12 ETF ideas that Pay Dividends 14:06 Bond Market Considerations 16:12 Losses from Bond ETFs can Ruin Your Retirement Plan 18:10 Bond ETFs to Avoid 19:35 Bond Ideas to Consider
