Said differently, the secular bull market in bonds that had made bond indexing so difficult to beat appeared to be ending, and we thought adding actively managed funds improved our ability to deal with
a potentially rising interest rate environment.
In this explainer on duration, Matt talks about some of the risks and opportunities in
a potentially rising interest rate environment.
With duration in mind, which bond segments should investors consider in
a potentially rising interest rate environment?
Not exact matches
In
rising rate environments, credit spreads tend to move in the opposite direction to
interest rates and can
potentially generate income to help offset some of the impact of
rising U.S. Treasury yields.
In
rising rate environments, credit spreads tend to move in the opposite direction to
interest rates and can
potentially generate income to help offset some of the impact of
rising U.S. Treasury yields.
We are prepared — and would find it encouraging — to see the broader bond market
environment shift from one of fear and historically low yields to one of renewed growth and
potentially rising interest rates.
Not only will borrowers be protected against
rising rates for half a decade, they'll also have enough time to plan for a
potentially higher
interest rate environment at the end of their term.