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Do you hold those bonds etf - watch those rising interesest rates
When rates fall, the market values of your Canadian bonds, bond funds and bond EFTs are attractive, showing a combination of interest and capital gains," she says. "Rising interest rates are not good for bonds, bond funds or bond ETFs because their market values are discounted – that’s because their future return is now less attractive when compared to new bonds being issued at higher interest rates.”
