In the Margins

Do rising rates mean sell bonds?

April 25, 2018

By MarketWatch

Contrary to headlines warning that rising interest rates should lead to the selloff of bond funds, Jeff Klingelhofer and Christian Hoffmann, co-managers of Thornburg Strategic Income Fund, argue that rising interest rates are good for bond investors. This is especially true, they said, when a fund manager employs an active style that “can get into the weeds” and identify attractive income-producing securities. Read the original story from MarketWatch.

 

 

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