As Russ explains, bond yields may be low, but are still critical as an insurance policy against equity risk.
While growing concerns related to the coronavirus, and its potential impact on global growth, resulted in a nominally negative return for January, U.S. equities remain more than 13% above the Q4 low.
The coronavirus still an unknown and unquantifiable risk, coupled with lingering geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and mounting concerns over the U.S. Democratic Presidential primaries may prompt investors to ask how to best protect their gains. Given a 10-year Treasury yield below 1.60%,