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The Reinvestment Risk of Cash
Friday 10 November 2023
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The Reinvestment Risk of Cash
November 2023 | While cash interest rates may be relatively high today, those elevated levels may not last very long. For investors whose objectives can be measured in months or years rather than days, we believe today’s historically elevated interest rates may call for allocating at a point on the yield curve that controls for volatility risk without ignoring reinvestment risk.
01 | With cash rates elevated, why own longer-maturity fixed income securities that may offer a lower yield and higher volatility?
02 | Against the interest rate risk inherent in most fixed income securities, investors should consider the reinvestment risk inherent in cash.
03 | Moving into longer-maturity fixed income securities may help investors lock in today’s attractive income levels before they disappear.
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