Friends With Money #175: Protecting your portfolio

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With inflation falling and interest rates starting to do the same, is now an opportune time to consider investing in fixed income or has the window passed?

This week on the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Tom Watson is joined by Marc Jocum, product and investment strategist at Global X ETFs, to chat all things fixed income. They discuss:

  • The assets included in the fixed income basket
  • How bonds deliver returns to investors
  • The benefits of having a fixed income allocation
  • How fixed income assets are affected by interest rates
  • The pros and cons of investing in fixed income now

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Tom Watson is a senior journalist at Money magazine, and one of the hosts of the Friends With Money podcast. He's previously worked as a journalist covering everything from property and consumer banking to financial technology. Tom has a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Marc Jocum is a product and investment strategist at investment firm Global X ETFs where his responsibilities include investment research and ETF analysis to facilitate market insights, product development, investment strategy and portfolio construction. Before joining Global X ETFs in 2023, Marc had a decade of experience in the industry, with roles at Stockspot, Morgan Stanley, AMP and KPMG. Marc holds a Bachelor of Business from UTS, a Diploma of Financial Planning, and has completed CFA Level 1.