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EPISODE · Jan 31, 2024 · 27 MIN

More Ways to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall

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Professional investors and other market participants are lousy at forecasting interest rates. Here are three more options to lock in higher yields today.Topics covered include:The risk of buying long-term bonds and ETFs to benefit from falling yieldsHow volatility drag has impacted a long-term bond ETF like TLTWhy interest rates won't go up just because the government issues more bondsHow CDs, fixed annuities, and zero-coupon bonds workWe compare and contrast the seven fixed-income options reviewed in this two-part seriesSponsorsMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialMoney for the Rest of Us listener surveyInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesInvestors may be getting the Federal Reserve wrong, again—The EconomistToday's Best Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities—Immediate AnnuitiesZero-Coupon Treasuries Flew Off Shelves During October Yield Surge by Elizabeth Stanton—BloombergInvestments MentionediShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCT)Related Episodes463: How to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall418: Bond Investing MasterclassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Professional investors and other market participants are lousy at forecasting interest rates. Here are three more options to lock in higher yields today.Topics covered include:The risk of buying long-term bonds and ETFs to benefit from falling yieldsHow volatility drag has impacted a long-term bond ETF like TLTWhy interest rates won't go up just because the government issues more bondsHow CDs, fixed annuities, and zero-coupon bonds workWe compare and contrast the seven fixed-income options reviewed in this two-part seriesSponsorsMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialMoney for the Rest of Us listener surveyInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesInvestors may be getting the Federal Reserve wrong, again—The EconomistToday's Best Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities—Immediate AnnuitiesZero-Coupon Treasuries Flew Off Shelves During October Yield Surge by Elizabeth Stanton—BloombergInvestments MentionediShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCT)Related Episodes463: How to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall418: Bond Investing Masterclass See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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