Mark Mitchell is a Director of Daintree Capital, a boutique investment management company specialising in building fixed income credit portfolios. I know that I go on about this, but it's really important to understand that there are different kinds of asset classes that you can invest in. Shares are not the only way. Mark explains everything about bonds. They are loans to governments or corporations. Depending on your circumstances they could be considered as part of your portfolio.

More information in the blog post here: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/mitchell

"When you think about investing in a bond, there are a number of risk factors that you look at, but the one most people focus most heavily on, you know, is the default risk, the risk that you're not going to get your money back."

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