What fast-rising interest, inflation and bond rates mean for investors
Investors face growing volatility as inflation surges, 10-year bond yields rise and central banks launch larger rate hikes. How...
Bonds
Do inflation-linked bonds make sense in an era of rising interest rates?
The risks and rewards of investing in TIPS, RRBs and the ETFs that hold them.
Is it time to search for bond alternatives for your balanced portfolio?
Understanding why you own bonds in the first place can help you decide on possible bond alternatives.
Making sense of the markets this week: October 4, 2021
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Making sense of the markets this week: May 31, 2021
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Should investors even bother with bonds anymore?
Bonds brought investors a paltry 0.4% and 0.72% in the last two quarters of 2020, respectively, before registering negative...