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Igel

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8. There are reasons to sell apart from speculation.

Reply to HeartachesNhangovers (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 05:12 PM

Jun 2018

You need the capital, for instance, instead of the dividends. IRAs, for example, sell off bonds.

Or there's a recall.

Hold till maturity and you have a fixed interest rate.

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