This audio lesson shares the performance of various bond sectors in the three months prior to and the three months after the first Federal Reserve policy rate change. The episode length is 8 minutes. … [Read more...]
22: Will Interest Rates Ever Increase?
What causes interest rates to rise and fall, and what can you do to adjust your investment portfolio when interest rates begin climbing. Photo by ECB - European Central Bank In this podcast, you'll learn: What is a bond and what is the best measure of its expected return.How you can use a bond or a bond fund's duration to measure interest rate sensitvity.Why I invest in fixed income.What influences the level and changes in interest rates.How countries compete with each other for … [Read more...]
