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Fixed-Income Investments: An Active Approach to Generate Income

 
 
AJ Rivers 02-28-24 FINAL
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      Five Strategies for Navigating Bond Markets

      In today’s volatile market environment, many investors are still sitting in money-market funds, trying to divine the timing of the first central bank rate cuts.  But investors who wait too long to get off the sidelines may find they’ve missed out. Bonds could see a boost as the Fed continues to cut rates. While you may not be able to time rate cuts precisely, you can get ahead of the shift from cash to bonds by applying these five strategies.

       

      Building Blocks for Efficient Income

       

      An efficient income portfolio minimizes the level of drawdown risk for every level of income.

       
      1. Embrace risk to generate income with global, multisector credit

        Add global high yield, emerging-market debt and securitized credit in a diversified portfolio to generate excess income.

      2. Choose high quality for downside mitigation

        Embrace high-quality core bonds to counterbalance risk assets.

      3. Balance rates and diversified credit in a barbell structure

        This efficient structure generates the most income for every unit of risk.  

       
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