David Blair, QuadCap Wealth Management, and Bond Ladders IV

David Blair and QuadCap Wealth Management explain the benefits of Bond Ladders (Fourth Part).

2011-08-06

DALLAS, TX, August 06, 2011 (Press-News.org) Interest rate changes will affect you less with a bond ladder. Here's why:

- If interest rates go down over the next few years, you will already have locked in higher rates--and the current market value of your fixed income portfolio will be rising.

- If interest rates stay the same, you will be earning longer term yields, so your return should exceed what you would be earning if you left your investment short term.

- If interest rates go up, the current market value of your fixed income portfolio will be falling. However, as each rung on the ladder matures, you will have money to invest at higher rates.

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