I've tried searching the forums for this, so please forgive the basic question.
If I'm planning on asset allocation of 70/30 split, stocks/bonds. What is the best way to get exposure to bonds. Everything I read that's bonds 101, just discusses how bonds are set up with interest, face value, maturity date yada yada... I'm not going to go buying individual bonds - that just seems like a pain.
So what does everyone here do for getting exposure to bonds - just through ETFs for bonds? Is anyone buying actual bonds?