Bonds

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A solid asset allocation strategy often includes investments from a range of investment classes, the broadest of which include stocks, bonds, and cash. Investing in bonds can be an important element in your investment portfolio, helping to potentially:

  • Reduce fluctuations in the your portfolio value
  • Enhance investment income
  • Prepare for future expenses

Investing in bonds can help achieve many different investment goals, including income generation, portfolio diversification even growth.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”70604″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1444504829954{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”#e2e2e2″ thickness=”1″ el_class=”dotted”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Enhance your Financial Portfolio

The bond market offers many choices, so it’s important to have a clear picture of your goals before you begin selecting individual bonds to invest in. A comprehensive financial plan helps you to Construct a lifelong cash flow forecasts, showing all the money you will receive and all the money you will spend in your lifetime. The cashflows use prudent assumptions to protect against inflation and uses realistic returns.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=”flat” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Income Generation” tab_id=”1444300654474-2bfb86dc-fd3a”][vc_column_text]Traditional interest-bearing bonds pay interest on a regular basis, typically semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. The payments on these bonds are fixed, which means the amount you receive with each payment generally remains the same.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Growth” tab_id=”1444300654691-e081e086-5ad3″][vc_column_text]Though bonds are often used for their ability to generate income, it is also possible for them to turn into growth investments. This happens when interest rates drop below the interest rate the bond is receiving, which makes it an appealing investment for other investors and allows the investor holding the bond to sell the bond at a premium.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Factors to Consider” tab_id=”1444301268806-6cabfa0f-2e9d”][vc_column_text]Investing in fixed-income securities involves certain risks, such as market risk if sold prior to maturity and credit risk especially if investing in high yield bonds, which have lower ratings and are subject to greater volatility. All fixed-income investments may be worth less than original cost upon redemption or maturity.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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