Bonds Can Help When Your Portfolio Is Too Volatile

Featuring Mark Gochnour, Head of Global Client Services Group   |   Jake DeKinder, Head of Client Communications   |   Wes Crill, PhD, Senior Client Solutions Director and Vice President

Bonds Can Help When Your Portfolio Is Too Volatile
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Mar 06, 2026

Topic

Asset Allocation Fixed Income Investing

Bonds can be used to meet a variety of needs, but different bond categories may be better or worse for accomplishing your financial objectives. In Episode 35 of The Informed Investor podcast, Dimensional’s Mark Gochnour, Head of Global Client Services, Wes Crill, PhD, Senior Client Solutions Director, and Jake DeKinder, Head of Client Communications, identify five good reasons to consider investing in bonds and analyze what types of fixed income can be used to meet various investor goals.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Bonds can play many roles in a portfolio.
  • An investment professional can help.
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