@retiresmarttony: The 60/40 portfolio rule worked great for decades - but 3 major shifts have completely changed how bonds work in retirement. 📊 First, income has dried up. When the 60/40 rule was popularized in the 1950s, bonds provided serious income - yields ranged from 4% to over 12%. Fast forward to 2010-2020, and yields averaged just 2-3%. That's far less income cushion than retirees enjoyed in past decades. Second, bond prices can actually fall. For 40 years, falling interest rates meant rising bond prices. Then 2022 hit. The aggressive rate hikes caused the traditional 60/40 portfolio to drop 17.5% - the first year-over-year loss like this in decades. It reminded retirees that bonds carry their own risks when rates rise. Third, diversification within bonds matters more than ever. Modern retirees can't just buy a bond fund and call it done. You may benefit from diversifying within fixed income - using short-term bonds for stability, core bonds for income, and other income-oriented assets to balance yield and risk. The old 60/40 rule was built for a different era - your bond strategy should reflect today's reality. For help building a modern fixed income strategy, follow @RetireSmartTony for more retirement planning tips. Slalom Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes and is not offering advisory services or sales of securities. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital. Comments by viewers and/or recognitions are no guarantee of future investment outcomes and do not ensure that a viewer will experience a higher level of performance or results. Public comments posted on this site are not selected, amended, deleted, or sorted in any way. If applicable, certain editing of personal identifiable information and misinformation may be deleted. Slalom Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving families that are preparing for retirement or have recently retired. #moneytok #PersonalFinance #retirement #investing #bonds

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