Yes, Bonds Are Still An Important Part Of A Portfolio

Now that the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) has decided to increase interest rates and expects three more rate increases in 2017, investors may be seeing red in their year-end investment statements. While seeing capital losses on a statement is not welcome in any form, investors may be dismayed to see it is from an asset class typically viewed as a stable source of income. Fixed income, also known as bonds, may be showing losses (or at least declines in value) in the statements that many...