These are approximate yields and may not represent an investor's
actual portfolio yield.
Not exact matches
So while low and negative interest rates across the globe has inspired flows into stocks, emerging market bonds and corporate credit in search of higher
yields, keep in mind the high correlations of these assets to oil prices and the advantages of holding
actual diversifiers in your
portfolio to smooth the ride.
So you can think of a
portfolio of good direct 5 - year CDs as a 5 - year CD ladder, but with higher average
yield than an
actual ladder.
FBD's current
portfolio composition &
yield should normally produce a predictable shortfall in
actual investment earnings, so we'll sensibly focus on diluted EPS here].
For financial advisers, they're the oldest and most - commonly - used standardized method of showing what
actual investment
portfolios would look like in terms of funding vehicles, risk, asset class mix, income
yields, and what the historical performance has been.