Are bonds still a conservative investment? With yields jumping dramatically this summer (and prices dropping), it’s hard not to notice the turmoil in the bond market. I’ve been stopped by many people with concerned questions about what to do, and this article was born out of those conversations. The bond market almost certainly touches your […]
In these uncertain economic times, I often get questions from clients about hyperinflation and whether to be worried about it. While the US has experienced periods of higher inflation in the past (many people remember the ‘70s, when prices went up an average of 7 percent a year), over the past 30 years inflation has […]
If you’re like most people, you probably have a part of your retirement savings (and other assets) allocated in bond mutual funds. And if you’re like most people, you probably put together an allocation and forgot about it – the “set it and forget it” strategy. Investors like to diversify into bonds to reduce the […]
As we slowly work our way out of this historic recession, it’s a good time to take a step back and think about where we might be headed and what it could mean for the fixed income holdings in your portfolio. In December of 2008, the Federal Reserve dropped interest rates to record lows and […]
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