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Buying 30-year bonds? Locking in today’s rates could hurt your retirement planning.

Buying 30-year bonds? Locking in today’s rates could hurt your retirement planning.
MarketWatch Thursday 27 August 2026, 13:30 UTC By Kurt Supe 1 min read
Key Points

Right now the bond market is acting in a way it hasn’t in two decades, and a lot of people are going to be caught off guard by what that means for the “safe” part of their money.

Right now the bond market is acting in a way it hasn’t in two decades, and a lot of people are going to be caught off guard by what that means for the “safe” part of their money.
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