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Fed rate hike generates 5% yield on safe-haven bonds


While Federal ReserveThe rate hike sent stock prices reeling, sending bond yields soaring.

And that has made bonds attractive to those of us looking to bolster the fixed-income portion of our portfolios. If you buy individual, safe-haven bonds and hold them until maturity, you will almost certainly receive the bond’s face value at maturity. And you can enjoy a yield close to or more than 5%.

Most investment experts recommend holding at least some bonds in your portfolio as a safeguard against falling stock prices. The standard portfolio weighting is 60% stocks and 40% bonds.

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