The primary purpose of bonds is to reduce overall volatility of the portfolio, but as we are seeing today, that doesn’t mean they can’t lose money. Understanding how bonds work is important because it can help you feel more confident in this part of your portfolio and...
The future is unknowable, and there are risks inherent to that. Our success in managing those risks will determine our success in investing. With markets hovering near all-time highs and interest rates beginning to rise, it has never been more important to understand...
Interest rates have been on the rise since 2013, but the latest move by the 10-year U.S. Treasury above 3% has brought the trend to the attention of more individual investors. If you’ve been feeling curious or questioning your own bold holdings lately, let’s take a...
For more than three decades we’ve experienced an incredible bull market in bonds, but the current interest rate environment makes it unreasonable to expect similar returns going forward. Low returns in any asset class have a funny way of leading to bad investment...
