Bond funds from Fidelity, Vanguard, and J.P. Morgan could help diversify growth-heavy portfolios.
Russel Kinnel, director of ratings for Morningstar Research Services, discusses large growth’s impressive run in 2024 and why it might be time to rebalance if you haven’t in a while.
01:23 What is Driving Growth’s Impressive Run?
01:57 Why Is it Important to Rebalance Now
02:34 What Triggered Growth’s Largest Selloffs Since 2000
04:43 What Was Unusual About the Growth Correction in 2022
05:38 Top-Rated Bond Funds that Could Help with Saving for an Emergency Fund
06:27 Bond Funds that are Defensive if Growth Gets Crushed
07:33 Small-Value Funds Out of Sync With Large Growth
08:30 Mid-Growth Funds that are Good Diversifiers
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