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Stretching for Yield in the Fixed-Income Market
Perspectives Content Submission
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
Historically low U.S. interest rates present a challenge for fixed-income investors looking to accumulate enough wealth to keep pace with inflation and the seemingly unrelenting increase in their liabilities (e.g., education, retirement). Forecasts for tepid domestic economic growth, compounded by …
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