Are 50-year bonds good for the cautious?

Results of the latest Incisive Buzz survey

The latest research from Incisive Buzz asks  How attractive are 50 year bonds relative to other risk averse investment vehicles? Additional comments were as follows: • Except to pension funds: they are high risk in view of the time to maturity. • They may come to be seen as much less attractive if inflation becomes more of a problem. • And the purchasing power of sterling in the year 2055? I'll take my chances in the equity market. • Depends if immunising liabilities or making money is objective. Plain vanilla is not as attractive as inflation linked. • Yield curves are presently ...