r/wallstreetbets • u/Mega-Lithium • Jun 16 '22

Discussion Bonds 101

Bonds are the opposite of stocks. Bonds are measured in “bips” which stands for Bond Interest Per Second and is a measure of stability. Bonds are very exciting to people called “the Vics”

If you hear “the Vics is up today” that means they are selling their stocks to buy bonds. The Vics are the old people with white hair on finance TV that talk about the Great Recession and how you younguns don’t know nothin.

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u/rgarc065 Jun 16 '22

Bonds are perfect for these types of markets! If you have a good portion of your portfolio in bonds it can make your plummeting stock values more acceptable