Are bonds "certificates of confiscation?" Back in the ’70’s, when bonds actually paid interest — but not enough to keep up with roaring inflation — they came to be known as “certificates of confiscation.” Jason talks about the risks that most bond investors are not aware of that they're taking when they buy and hold bonds now in this financial repression and #Japanification environment. Bond Risks To Watch Out For: 1) What are the risks of investing in a bond? https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/bondrisks.asp 2) Six biggest bond risks https://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/08/bond-risks.asp 3) Duration and Convexity to Measure Bond Risk https://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/08/duration-convexity.asp Articles About Bond Markets & "Certificate of Confiscation" Mentioned In This Show: 1) A Third Of All European IG Bonds Have Negative Yields https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-13/third-all-european-ig-bonds-has-negative-yields 2) The Black Hole Engulfing the World's Bond Markets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-13/the-black-hole-engulfing-the-world-s-bond-markets-quicktake 3) "Disastrous" 30 Year Auction: Foreigners Flee As Bid To Cover, Indirects Plummet https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-11/disastrous-30-year-auction-foreigners-flee-bid-cover-plummets 4) Disastrous Bond Auction Sparks Rate-Rout Selloff In Stocks https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-11/disastrous-bond-auction-sparks-rate-rout-selloff-stocks 5) The Rules of the Bond Game by Victor Sperandeo https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-rules-of-the-bond-game_2600435.html 6) Tisch Calls Bonds ‘Certificates of Confiscation’ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-30/tisch-calls-bonds-certificates-of-confiscation- 7) Certificates Of Confiscation Are Back https://seekingalpha.com/article/4082450-certificates-confiscation-back 8) Negative Interest Rates: A Brilliant Concept! https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhendrickson/2015/03/06/negative-interest-rates-a-brilliant-concept/#66eec86d68d0 Please visit the Wall St for Main St website here: http://www.wallstformainst.com/ Follow Jason Burack on Twitter @JasonEBurack Follow Wall St for Main St on Twitter @WallStforMainSt Commit to tipping us monthly for our hard work creating high level, thought proving content about investing and the economy https://www.patreon.com/wallstformainst Also, please take 5 minutes to leave us a good iTunes review here! We only have about 51 5 star iTunes reviews and we need to get to our goal of 100 5 star iTunes reviews asap! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wall-street-for-main-street/id506204437 If you feel like donating fiat via Paypal, Bitcoin, Gold Money, or mailing us some physical gold or silver, Wall St for Main St accepts one time donations on our main website. Wall St for Main St is also available for personalized investor education and consulting! Please email us to learn more about it! If you want to reach us, please email us at: [email protected] **DISCLAIMER- ANYTHING MENTIONED DURING THIS AUDIO OR SHORT VIDEO RECORDING IS FOR INFORMATION & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE INVESTMENT ADVICE. JASON BURACK AND HIS GUESTS ARE MERELY STATING THEIR OPINIONS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO INVESTING, THE ECONOMY, MARKETS OR COMPANIES. PLEASE TALK TO YOUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DUE DILIGENCE ON YOUR OWN BEFORE INVESTING AND MAKING IMPORTANT INVESTMENT DECISIONS.- DISCLAIMER**