I sold all my bond funds in September weary of rising interest rates, and have my fixed-income alllocation stuck sitting in cash or money market funds paying nil. With the CPI at 2%+, it feels like a slow leak waiting to cause some major trouble 
"Investors burned by bonds still wary of stocks (Reuters)"
"Long-term government bond funds have lost 9.4 percent from mid-September through December 7, according to Morningstar. And the price of the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF is down 11.4 percent."
Are most of you holding your bonds and riding the roller coaster, or market-timing to prevent a catastrophic loss? Any backup plans for coming months? Anyone considering real-return bonds, or is the outlook just as dismal?
"Investors burned by bonds still wary of stocks (Reuters)"
"Long-term government bond funds have lost 9.4 percent from mid-September through December 7, according to Morningstar. And the price of the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF is down 11.4 percent."
Are most of you holding your bonds and riding the roller coaster, or market-timing to prevent a catastrophic loss? Any backup plans for coming months? Anyone considering real-return bonds, or is the outlook just as dismal?