Duration: The Wall Street Word You Need To Know Right Now |
| May 31, 2013 | May 2013 Bond Updates |
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Right now, unbeknownst too many individual investors, bond yields are rising and pose a major threat to their retirement savings. On the surface, increasing yields sound good except for the fact that bond yields and bond prices have an inverse relationship. That means, if yields go up, the value of bonds go down. What’s worse, depending on the type of bond funds or ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) an investor owns, some may be more surprised than others when they open their next statement. |
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