
Providing exposure to long-term government debt, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF aims to replicate the performance of an index. This benchmark index is comprised exclusively of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities extending beyond two decades.
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For years, bonds were treated as the portfolio ballast that investors could rely on when stocks stumbled. That assumption took a beating after 2020.

It is not about perfect timing, but about getting your portfolio through to the other side smoothly.

US stocks may have further room to rise despite elevated valuations, as the earnings and productivity gains generated by artificial intelligence are not yet fully reflected in equity prices, according to HSBC's Willem Sels. According to Bloomberg, Sels, global chief investment officer at HSBC Private Bank and Premier Wealth, said investors remain skeptical about the sustainability of corporate earnings growth, particularly among technology and semiconductor companies.

The Trump administration's fiscal policy is at odds with its goals for interest rates and the bond market. Trump's latest trade threats raise the stakes for the economy.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund just signaled it may unload tens of billions in long Treasuries, and TLT holders are left asking whether the most popular long-duration ETF has quietly become a value trap hiding behind its coupon.