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The Bond Market Conundrum of 2011 — Part II
Portfolio Management Preferences to Reduce Risk LOOK BEYOND TREASURIES U.S. investors have easy and relatively inexpensive access to a broader selection of bonds than they had in 1994. Non-U.S. bonds provide U.S. investors access to different economic cycles, interest rates … Continue reading
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The Bond Market Conundrum of 2011 — Part I
What Happens When Interest Rates Rise Given historically low U.S. interest rates, government stimulus efforts that seem likely to spark inflation and a massive flow of cash chasing returns, many investors think that it is not an ideal time to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, bonds, Brooks, CFP, climb, corporate, economy, Fed, Hughes, index, interest rates, international, investments, Jones, performance, portfolio, retirement, returns, Tacoma, Treasury
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The silent tax on your savings
Personal savings has risen significantly over the past couple years but the reward for saving is missing. With the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates as low as possible, banks have had little incentive to pay interest on savings accounts, money market … Continue reading →