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[quote=Anonymous]Traditional “conservative” approaches - which under normal market conditions provide downside protection against equities - have been very negative this year. It’s because of the interest rate hikes - in fact rates were hiked .75% today. When rates go up, the value of current bonds goes down - and you see negative returns for your bond holdings. Not fun, esp when you’re in a conservative portfolio. But in the big picture higher interest rates are good for savers and bond investors. New bonds being issued this year have higher coupons, as do new CDs and bank fund rates.[/quote]
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