Investment thesis: the Fed has done a solid job of supporting the credit markets. Yields and volatility are lower. There is no possibility of a rate hike in the near term, and the possibility in the intermediate term is, at best, remote. In addition, investors will probably have ample early warning from the Fed since it will probably slow and then shut-down its credit market supports before raising rates.
For investors looking for additional yield, the intermediate (VCIT) and long-term (VCLT) bond ETFs have sufficiently stabilized.
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