Navigating a higher yielding world: Fixed income 

Gene Tannuzzo, CFA
Global Head of Fixed Income

The good news for 2023 is that fixed income has its last name back, meaning yields are higher, there is really income to be earned.

Investors need to remember that higher yields provide a sense of cushion against future volatility. At the beginning of 2022, yields were exceptionally low. There was no cushion. Yields are significantly higher now. And even if we see a Federal Reserve that is continuing to raise interest rates to fight inflation, the starting cushion is significant and can buffer a lot of potential volatility and smooth that ride for investors such that future returns can be much more attractive.

There are risks associated with fixed-income investments, including credit risk, interest rate risk, and prepayment and extension risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer term securities.

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