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asset classes: is a guaranteed investment certificate (gic) considered a bond?
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there is a third type of asset that a gic falls into: cash. so while it does share some characteristics of a bond, such as (often) having a fixed interest rate, and having the ability to ladder their maturities, they would generally be considered part of your cash component of your portfolio.
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