BLV
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
stock NYSE ETF

If I wanted to troll this board I'd post something like "Holding 40% BLV, 20% SPY, 20% VOO, 20% IVV, 19 years old, am I diversified enough?" I can almost feel my own soul dying at the thought of seeing a post like that.
But yeah I don't see a reason to hold long term government bonds. SGOV(0-3mo) is pretty useful at the moment if you just want to park your cash in something stable for a reasonable yield while rates are at this level. But if I were to hold fixed income at all in my portfolio ANGL is pretty much the only bond fund I like. It's volatile but the returns long-term haven't been too bad all things considered.

If I wanted to troll this board I'd post something like "Holding 40% BLV, 20% SPY, 20% VOO, 20% IVV, 19 years old, am I diversified enough?" I can almost feel my own soul dying at the thought of seeing a post like that.
But yeah I don't see a reason to hold long term government bonds. SGOV(0-3mo) is pretty useful at the moment if you just want to park your cash in something stable for a reasonable yield while rates are at this level. But if I were to hold fixed income at all in my portfolio ANGL is pretty much the only bond fund I like. It's volatile but the returns long-term haven't been too bad all things considered.