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Bonding with Defensive Equity Strategies
“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.” – Aristotle Recent volatility in equity markets may be unsettling to some investors. Skittishness about the stock market is understandable, especially in the context of the serenity in 2017. Volatility levels are relatively higher and risk is on the radar of…
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Bonds in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
After last week’s FOMC meeting, the time when interest rates begin a sustained rise propelled by the Federal Reserve may be drawing closer. The received wisdom is that no one should own bonds when interest rates are rising because rising rates mean falling bond prices. While the math demands that bond prices fall, a deeper…
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