It is surprising that in this day and age, what happened could happen. Binance and FTX had a spat. CZ/Binance attacked SBF/FTX, threatened to liquidate holdings of FTX token FTT, caused a crisis of confidence in FTX and sort of a run on FTX. Then Binance rescued FTX for a song ($1 + liabilities) with the contingency of due diligence - who knows if that turns out to be a Musk-ian trap to try to wiggle out of the deal later.
Coinbase/COIN CEO Bryan Armstrong had a long tweet explaining why its operations are different from those of Binance or FTX.
https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1590088673726717952
But then, those who relied on what SBF/FTX and CZ/Binance said just a few days ago got burned.

This used to make me laugh. No more. It is dreadfully true.
https://www.forbes.com/quotes/3725/

Rates and the inflation rate probably depend on 1) the unemployment rate ( which probably will not drop as much as expected in a recession, with 3 million long Covid people unable to work), 2) Economic activity if there is a serious more than two quarter recession/depression and 3) Price of Energy and raw materials , artificially inflated by war and politics
I fear 1) and 3) are really unknowns and could make inflation stay far higher than it otherwise might with weakening economic activity, similar to the late 1970s early 1980s
There are so many moving parts. Interest payments on federal debt have increased 25% in less than a year. Does the Gov borrow more money just to pay the interest if rates stay high? Cut benefits including SS to the non-college educated ( even if they vote Trump) ?
What happens when the GOP refuses to increase debt ceiling? Will foreigners stop buying treasuries to fund all this stuff, even if USA is the "cleanest of a lot of dirty shirts" ( if judeged by GDP/debt ratios) ?
In the past, the world knew we were good for the money, as taxes could ( and can be raised, especially since they "sunset" anyway in what ? 2025). If the tea party/Trumpers are in control will they go along, or will we have the mother of all fights with people like Rick Scott apparently willing to "defund" the entire US Government.
What would that do to interest rates on Treasuries, regardless of the inflation rate?
A rational mind would not propose "Sunsetting" the entire US Government or making Medicare and Social security "discretionary".

For me, a question that will become very relevant in 2023, is a prediction of where CD rates will settle at. If we do not experience a major, or prolonged recession, I am guessing they will settle somewhat higher, than where they are at the end of 2022--maybe around 5% to 6% for shorter term rates. After that, the question will arise as to the attractiveness of CDs on a longer term investing option, than various categories of bonds and equities. At least for a significant percentage of retired investors, CDs may take away a large amount of money, that use to go into various categories of bond and equities, because CDs were too low to produce meaningul income. When all the dust starts settling, I suspect we will have a much different set of market conditions than what we have had over the last 15 to 20 years, with low to zero interest rates, and tons of government spending. Of course, if we go into a major recession, it seems likely that the government will have to lower interest rates, and it is hard to guess where that might settle.

Bassman is suggesting that with bond volatility MOVE high, the short-term MBS tranches (structured securities) are good deals now due to their high spreads (over Treasuries).
He also likes mREITs, highly leveraged pools of mortgage securities.
Remember that the bond market anticipates some future Fed moves - may be 3-4 25-bps equivalent hikes. So, the bond market may bottom in 2022/Q4 or 2023/Q1.But this guessing has been terrible so far. Last year, when the Fed started hikes, many thought that all the Fed may do would be 3-4 25-bps equivalent hikes total, but now we are past 15th with at least 4-5 more hikes to come. So, those who have stuck with bond funds, or were early, have had severe and historic bond losses. This will change at some point.

Thanks for the heads up. Has anyone considered that if you were to sell (TLH) all your losses, when you re-buy you have just lowered your basis and will eventually pay more tax? My idea is that you need to selectively TLH.
Perhaps an example: I bought at $50, I TLH at $40, I buy (something else with the equivalent worth) for $40. I take the $3k off every year but in trade, when I sell shares to live my basis is $10 less.
To take it further, I write off $3k/yr for next 3 yrs but then sell at $50, and pay tax on the “gain”.

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You can find non callable agency bonds
For example FHLB 3.5% 7/2032 YTM 4.77
Beats equivalent US Treasury YTM 4.2
All depends on if you believe interest rates will be lower between now and then

Progress I want to share for your comments, dipping my toes in income investing.
Bank preferred - JPM-C & -M & BAC-B -> will get around 6% till they are called, bought under-par so some scope of CG when they are called.
Agency bonds - will collect dividends till they are called - not for trade.
FEDERAL FARM CR BKS BOND 6.44000% 11/01/2032
FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP MTN 5.75000% 10/27/2027
Looking for corporate bonds????
I have been playing with 1 month CDs - rates from 1.75 to now 3.15.
Once they mature - will build a treasury bill ladder as YB suggested above.
Thanks, thanks & thanks.

You’re correct @hopeful. Here is the correct link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220609233005/https://tbocapital.com/about-us

@Old_Joe @JD_co
I share your dismay with bond funds, as they have produced a miserable return and lost principal. A year or two ago, no one seemed to believe the old adage that the return of a bond or a bond fund is essentially it's yield. With yields of 1% in 2019 etc, it is obvious many people are going to be hurt.
Buying short term bonds now ensures you get your money back, although you have an opportunity cost and do not equal inflation if rates rise substantially.
A "barbell" approach makes the most sense to me, aiming to buy longer term bonds for the expected drop in rates in 5 years or less.
If hyperinflation arrives, only cash will prosper, making several years living expenses essential to keep in cash.
One of the smartest people I have run across writing about interest rates and bonds is Harvey Bassman, with a monthly report. He invented PFIX, which is up 86% this year as bet on rising rates, and for bond fund protection.
He just doubled down on agency bonds for a variety of reasons all explained in this comprehensive discussion. The math is a bit intimidating but worth working at
https://www.convexitymaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Convexity-Maven-Deep-Dive-MBS.pdf

OPTIONS. NOVEMBER 29 (Tuesday) is the last day this year to DOUBLE-UP for tax-loss harvesting (TLH) this year. The doubling up can be by buying a fallen stock or cheaper options by 11/29/22 and then selling the older lot(s) by DECEMBER 30 (Friday), the last trading day of this year. AXP is used as an example. (Alternate is to immediately swap into something similar but not identical) (Tax-losses for individuals don’t expire and can be carried forward for years to offset future gains and up to $3K/yr in ordinary income)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/tax-loss-stocks-options-51667426293?mod=past_editions
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ROTH CONVERSIONS are attractive tax-wise when the markets are down; taxes on conversions should be paid from taxable funds. Other benefits of Roth IRAs include no RMDs; TAX-FREE withdrawals in retirement (some limitations apply); tax benefits carry over to INHERITED Roth IRAs but now, most non-spouses must drain the Roth IRA within 10 years (spouses can retitle as their own). Seniors beware of Medicare IRMAA in conversion planning. This is by @LewisBraham.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/roth-ira-conversions-tax-move-51667342555?mod=past_editions
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TUHUX ranked on top quartile in 2019 and 2020, but it ranked in the bottom quartile this year! Being ranked 95% among HY category may help a bit. As of 11/4/22, YTD return of BND is down -16.1% and TUHYX is down -16.7% (and that is too much for me).

Hello, everyone and thanks for the replies. I see a discrepancy, and this is my point: the chart shows a bad year in '22, yes. But at the same time, the chart shows the fund TUHYX to be (slightly) outperforming its Index and peers. WTF?

The Fed rate is at 4.0% after November rate hike. If the Fed terminal rate is over 5%, it implies that there are more downside to junk bonds going forward.
I would rather buy Treasuries (not funds) and CDs and hold them to maturity in order to get the yields and the bond price at par. Every time the Fed continue to hike rate, your yields go up. And you get your principal back in full.

@TheShadow, interesting about large CG distributions for SSGA index funds:
SP500 Index (Class N) SVSPX 7.51-8.30% (Classes A, I, K have much lower CG distributions; these must be for a different series/pool)
Hedged International Developed Index (class K) SSHQX 15.18-16.78%
SMID Index SSMJX (class A) 12.44-13.75% (similar for Classes I, K)

TUHUX ranked on top quartile in 2019 and 2020, but it ranked in the bottom quartile this year! Being ranked 95% among HY category may help a bit. As of 11/4/22, YTD return of BND is down -16.1% and TUHYX is down -16.7% (and that is too much for me).

@yogibearbull
Need to check out the SSGA I just posted. Look for State Street S&P 500 Index Fund - Class N as well as some of the other index funds with SSGA.

It the bottom 5% YTD not overall.

Take a look at YTD performance and the attached chart. Compared to peers and the index, Morningstar shows this fund to be in the bottom 5%. Or do I have it reversed in my mind? I'm looking at the "95" number. The chart shows TUHYX to be performing BETTER than those other two items, eh?
https://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/tuhyx/quote