<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/4107493/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:37:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Bonds were supposed to save the day. Here’s why they haven’t – yet]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-bonds-investing-portfolio-diversify/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-bonds-investing-portfolio-diversify/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Longer-term, high-quality bonds are still likely to be an important diversifier]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-diverse-portfolio-fixed-income-tool-investing-stock-market/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-diverse-portfolio-fixed-income-tool-investing-stock-market/">an article</a> December<b> </b>last year, I wrote about government bonds: “They’ll be times when you wonder why you own them. That is, until they show up to save the day.”</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/LOPPJ2H3XVPDDJGVCN67K4GYHE.jpg?auth=b78d4c6e902b163a957785e7922a7d82b08707f1987aca6c6033d4403e46d279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4942&amp;height=3295" type="image/jpeg" height="3295" width="4942"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 22, 2019 The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. - The US Treasury announced sanctions for election interference on September 10, 2020, on Ukrainian politician Andrii Derkach, who in May released edited recordings that purported to implicate Democrat Joe Biden in corruption. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALASTAIR PIKE</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>