10-Year Treasury: FED a Story

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaMc0KgNXFLSTM0pPSnTRkSo4dThNtO-aXENcYTYMYa0YIH451_ZPVrppProGgmQ5DuwG9GTtHui6vfhWoMgl1wf3q84Dc75IylUWQabU-lG9hDbdvvn-7wijzEf0hAH43rA4PhuPswI/s1600/FED+a+Story.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaMc0KgNXFLSTM0pPSnTRkSo4dThNtO-aXENcYTYMYa0YIH451_ZPVrppProGgmQ5DuwG9GTtHui6vfhWoMgl1wf3q84Dc75IylUWQabU-lG9hDbdvvn-7wijzEf0hAH43rA4PhuPswI/s320/FED+a+Story.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />The Fed was even more shocked than I was to see just how many people instantly converted to the belief that the 10-year treasury yield would breach 3% and continue to rise for the foreseeable future (even in a <a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=mHI">short-term 0.04% interest rate</a> and <a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=mHJ">sub-par employment growth</a> environment).<br /><br /><b>September 24, 2013</b><br /><a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/09/23/prepare-your-portfolio-for-rising-interest-rates/">Fox Business News: Prepare Your Portfolio for Rising Interest Rates</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>You've been warned -- for years -- about the impact of rising interest rates on bonds and what that might do to your portfolio.<br />...<br /><br />Calling in expert help could be useful for individuals as well. If the thought of figuring out bond durations and premiums versus par seems too daunting, consider visiting a fee-only financial planner or adviser. Investment planning is a full-time job for a reason. It can be complicated.</i></div><br />If you can't trust the financial "experts" at Fox Business News to help you line the pockets of financial planners and advisers, then who can you trust?<br /><br />I've definitely <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/03/wrong-way-siegel-strikes-again.html">been warned</a> for years. <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2011/07/real-math-behind-siegels-mythical-35.html">No doubt</a> about that. It's all just a <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-long-term-death-of-real-yields.html">big adventure</a> to me though. I'm a loner, a rebel.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mKLizztikRk" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />This is not investment advice.<br /><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=mHx">St. Louis Fed: 10-Year Treasury Yield</a>

10-Year Treasury: FED a Story

Click to enlarge. The Fed was even more shocked than I was to see just how many people instantly converted to the belief that the 10-year tr...

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