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Covered Call ETFs: The Flip Side of the Shitburger

Are bonds a bigger shitburger?

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Brent Sullivan
Sep 22, 2024
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Are Bonds a Bigger Shitburger?

There’s a whole class of thinking that goes like this:

  • Bonds offer little diversification benefit under extreme duress.

  • Bonds are relatively illiquid versus equities (mainly a negotiated market).

  • Bonds distribute tax-inefficient ordinary income.

  • Note: Treasury bond interest is federally taxed but state/locally exempt, while mun…

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