FYI: The search for yield continues. If at the start of 2019 investors were hanging their hats on higher rates to bolster portfolio yield, they have been sorely disappointed.
Rather than rise—as many had expected at the start of the year—interest rates have fallen sharply, leaving investors with few options in the fixed income space to generate income.
Retirees in particular often rely on the fixed coupon payments of bonds to generate income. But with the 10-year Treasury yield last yielding only 1.75%—not far from record lows—they’ve had to look elsewhere for that income.
Regards,
Ted
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