They'renotthebestsourceofincome, but a lotofwealthypeopleturntobonestokeepatleastpartoftheirassetssafeandletthemgrowattheratethatisslightlyhigherthaninflation.
Myfavoriteareindexfundsthathavebeeninthemarketlongenoughtohavesometrackrecord, butit's alsoimportanttopayattentiontothefeestheycollecthedgefundsforexamplehave a reallyhighfeebutrarelybeatthemarket.
Whatmakeseverythingevenbetterisifyouhave a mortgageonyourhouse, especiallyifyouhavegot a verydecentratesinceovertime, priceappreciationbeatsinflationatthesametimethecashflowthatitgenerateswillpayoffthedebt.