Amid worries that the U.S. is headed for a recession by the end of next year, is now the time to start revisiting the idea of adding more bonds to your investment portfolio?
div > div.group > p:first-child"> It may be, given that the Federal Reserve is advocating a "patient" approach to interest rates and a survey by the National Association for Business Economics has found that about 50 percent of U.S. business economists believe the country will be in a recession by the end of 2020.
Safran addde that there should be no fear of the bond market"unless, of course, you're investing on the long end or on low credit." "As the yield curve has flattened over the last year, we have been given a gift in the form of attractive short-term rates," he said. Furthermore, Garrett said, if rates move, shorter-duration bonds will be less affected than their longer-duration counterparts.
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