SPDR DB Intl Govt Infl-Protected Bond (AMEX:WIP)

beadnell (25.94) Submitted: 8/4/2011 6:21:28 AM : Start Price: $60.39 WIP Score: +9.04

Bonds are a good place to be right now, but they won't beat the market in the long term.

reddingrunner (81.93) Submitted: 3/4/2011 2:01:16 PM : Start Price: $57.18 WIP Score: +2.30

Int'l version of TIPS- great hedge

Jeffreyw (97.53) Submitted: 3/4/2010 4:42:08 PM : Start Price: $50.41 WIP Score: -1.94

Still waiting for inflation....

scottcpacma (60.65) Submitted: 10/27/2009 10:15:11 AM : Start Price: $52.21 WIP Score: -17.12

If you think that inflation is going to pick up and the dollar is going to fall, this is the right investment.

GonzoDeluxe (41.22) Submitted: 10/15/2009 8:08:12 PM : Start Price: $53.31 WIP Score: +11.38

Betting on a bond fund to beat the S&P 500 during a recovery is a bear's game. Even when the fund in question will benefit from economic factors such as a falling dollar, the large international companies in the S&P 500 will benefit just as much.

Now if we have a deep double-dip recession, then this is the place to park your money waiting for the next bounce. But for the next 6 months or more, S&P wins.