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Interest Rates

ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 8TH, 2021

Today’s podcast is hosted by co-owner, Jason MacGregor and Cory Laird, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. The topic of this episode is interest rates. The interest rates have been increasing and there has been a lot of talk surrounding the topic. What does this mean for you?

Show Notes

Interest rates and the 10 year treasury note is now at 1.75%. (01:27)
Impact of the rising or falling 10 year treasury note. “What impact does it have if someone is a borrower?” (02:38)
Cost of interest continues to go higher, creating less consumer discretionary income. (04:20)
Bank interest rates (04:55).
Bond market (05:58)
Federal Reserve, inflation, recession, and interest rates (06:39)
How does this impact my stocks and bonds? You have options. (09:30)
If intermediate and long-term rates continue to rise, it could negatively impact the stock market. (10:54)
Impact of increasing interest rates on traditional, intermediate and long-term bonds (11:50)
What can you do now? (13:47)

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