<prompt> Human: Hey there - Im looking to diversify my portfolio a little bit. Im heavily invested in stocks, and have been doing well because the market is up. I want to put money in bonds, however, to cushion myself from the inevitable market decline.I could buy treasury bonds, but this is not a good time because interest rates are so low, and are likely to increase. Ive been looking at junk bonds that are high-yield and low maturity, because they will be less volatile in a rising interest rate market. Im aware of the risk of default, etc.Now my question: If I want to put 10-20k in individual bonds, how do I actually purchase? Im not really interested in bond funds, but let me know if you think I should be.1 What site do I use to actually find the bonds I currently use thinkorswim as an online broker platform, but I dont see bonds there? 2 Is there an online brokerage to buy them or do I need to call my broker?3 If I need to call my broker, how do I actually phrase what I want to purchase?Thanks for the help, from any of you that have dabbled in buying individual bonds.  <response>: I would recommend rinvesting for this question. Most posts here in rpersonalfinance focus on things like index fund investing, different types of retirement accounts, and other accountloancredit scoreetc. questions. rinvesting is more focused on trading individual securities. 