Bond Investors Facing Risk and Uncertainty

A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses the range of issues that bond or fixed income investors face in the current environment.

The issue is critical for most retirees and near-retirees as they would typically migrate towards the income producing and low volatility aspects of bonds with a portion of their assets.  

The current environment is tricky, however, since the future path of interest rates and inflation is so uncertain.

Some of the key risks that fixed income investors currently face include:

Source: Wall Street Journal (subscription required)

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