Interest rate risk: What is it and how do you manage it?
Interest rate risk: What is it and how do you manage it? Bonds and other fixed-income products play a large role in the portfolios of most savvy investors. With guaranteed returns and lower exposure to market volatility, bonds typically don't offer the large potential sums that excite some investors. But increased confidence and opportunity to plan offer great benefits to long-term strategies. One factor that majorly influences the value of…
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