iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (ETF) (AMEX:AGG)

Very short term outperform due to current uncertainty. Institutional investors will flock to high-quality bonds for safety.

Dividends are worth holding for short term for low risk.

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when interest rates start up this will do very bad. long term stocks beat bond so easy CAPS points.

Bonds will never beat stocks in the long run - this is an easy play.

Short term, I'm not as sure, but I'm seriously tempted to short this ridiculous bond bubble with real money.

Firstly, except in extremely bearish stock markets and other strange circumstances, regular bonds tend to underperform stocks. Secondly, the rates set by the Fed are close to zero, and they have stated that they will try to avoid excessive inflation. This means large rate hikes are around the corner, causing bonds to lose capital appreciation.

Still think this is a bear Market rally with double dip Recession/Depression

Another fine IRA stock.

This bond fund looks good until the market begins to pick up, which I expect will happen towards the end of the first quarter 09.

The gap is so wide between where this fund traditionally stays and the volatility of the market that I know soon the S&P 500 will perform substantially better than this fund, but for the next few weeks, this fund will continue to be better overall (just not on the up days)

5% of portfolio

Bonds got killed.

Stocks beat bonds.

Part of diversified ETF portfolio.

Not something that going to beat the market, no matter the time frame.

Fixed income market is in a bubble, the yields are too low and do not reflect the reality of rising worldwide inflation. Get ready for a long term bear market in bonds

Bonds suck, especially now.

U.S. stock bull 3/17/2008.

Nice dividend but I don't see this fund outperforming the S&P until the housing slump shows signs of ending.

I guess