tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10063302430241797.post8250083716253013336..comments2023-03-04T03:37:27.377-08:00Comments on Terry Burnham: Chicken Little Portfolio Performance June 2016Terry Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05446522317509663222noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10063302430241797.post-63134124538529889512016-07-03T10:46:51.196-07:002016-07-03T10:46:51.196-07:00Thank you for your comment. Higher interest rates ...Thank you for your comment. Higher interest rates are great for people about to buy a bond.<br /><br />Would you prefer to buy a 10 year treasury yielding <br /><br />7% -- about the post WWII average <br /><br />or <br /><br />1.4% -- current yield under Greenspan/Bernanke/Yellen financial repression.<br /><br />high rates are great for new bond buyers. <br /><br />However, one you have purchased your bond, the current price of the bond goes down if interest rates rise. Terry Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446522317509663222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10063302430241797.post-85542941220142230312016-07-02T18:40:06.343-07:002016-07-02T18:40:06.343-07:00It seems that as interest rates on bonds rise the ...It seems that as interest rates on bonds rise the bonds would become valuable and, hence, more expensive. What am I misunderstanding ?Chemmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671787918113029963noreply@blogger.com