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July 24, 2025 61 mins

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: 

  • Why you know the return you'll ultimately realize if you hold a bond to maturity, but can't know the return you'll eventually realize if you instead hold a bond fund ( 7:13 )
  • A commonsense intuitive answer why bond prices decrease (increase) when interest rates increase (decrease) ( 9:56 )
  • His thoughts on holding only fixed maturity instruments such as CDs, bullet ETFs, individual bonds and MYGAs for a fixed income allocation instead of traditional open-end bond funds ( 13:56 )
  • How to distribute money from a 401(k) when you can't pick which particular investments to sell within it ( 22:44 )
  • Will U.S. income tax rates eventually increase, and by how much ( 31:23 )
  • How to make an investment policy statement ( 43:41 )
  • What distribution plans and strategies typically look like for his clients ( 51:23 )


Links in this episode:

Morningstar article - How to Create an Investment Policy Statement


To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com

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