Bonds vs equities: where should income-seekers turn?
7th June 2023 15:08
Bonds have crept up the news agenda, and for good reason. For more than a decade, bond yields have been at very low levels due to rock-bottom interest rates. But with interest rates rising sharply over the past 18 months in an attempt to cool red-hot inflation, equities now have serious competition from bonds from an income standpoint. So, where should investors turn?
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