gfp: You can still lose money in the bond market if interest rate rise. Of course if you hold the bonds until maturity you will always get back your principle and not technically lose money on them. But if invested in bond funds those funds go down in price as interest rates rise. If we ever get inflation honestly reported I think you would see a run on selling bonds and bond funds. To see the real inflation rate go to shadowstats.com
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