Index And Municipal: Comparing Bonds
Some employees nearing the age of retirement start to really think about the future. The first thing that comes to mind is what to do after retiring. A close second is if they have the means to do what they want to do. Image source: madailylife.com Retirement should be prepared for. In the past, retirees could depend on 401ks as their employers offered retirement benefits that could hold them until old age. However, with the inflation rate of the past decades and increase in taxes, it seems that retirees would hardly survive on a 401k. It’s a good thing there are alternative investments. For this article, we’ll focus on index and municipal bonds and their key differences. Index funds are quite popular among investors. They have amazing tax advantages and don’t require that huge a capital compare to other alternative investments. Index funds also allow investors to incorporate a buy-and-hold strategy, which makes them safer than most. They also have a