DTUS - How Can Treasuries Help Diversify Your Portfolio?

Kathy Jones: Most investors understand the importance of having an allocation to fixed income in their portfolios for generating income, capital preservation, and diversification, but when it comes to diversification from stocks, not all bonds are created equal.

I'm Kathy Jones, and this is Bond Market Today.

There are many types of bonds, but not all provide diversification from stocks. In fact, many types of fixed income investments are positively correlated with stocks, which means they tend to move together with the stock market. These would include high-yield bonds and emerging market bonds, and preferred

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