Death, Taxes, and Short-Term Underperformance : Fixed Income Funds

In our initial Death, Taxes, and Short-Term Underperformance equity studies, we established that short-term underperformance may be unavoidable, even when investing in top-performing equity funds. In this article, we find strikingly similar results among fixed income funds. Given bond investors' loss-averse predisposition, weathering stretches of short-term underperformance may have proved challenging, even when investing in fixed income funds that delivered favorable long-term performance. (Note: This article has been filed with FINRA)