<prompt> Human: Does anyone here actually invest in bonds?Im currently in business school and theres always huge sections in textbooks that cover bonds but to this day Ive met maybe one family that invests in bonds...Is investing in bonds a viable investment strategy? When does it make sense at a certain level of wealth? Age? etc.? All I hear about in the real world is stocks, options, mutual funds, and index funds. Where does bonds fit into all of this?  <response>: Does anyone here actually invest in bonds?Yes.to this day Ive met maybe one family that invests in bonds...The plural of anecdote is not data.Is investing in bonds a viable investment strategy? When does it make sense at a certain level of wealth? Age? etc.?Bonds have a place in every investors portfolio.All I hear about in the real world is stocks, options, mutual funds, and index funds. Where does bonds fit into all of this?There are many hundreds of bond mutual funds and bond index funds, not to mention individual bonds.Read up on the three-fund portfolio 