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As an investor are you prepared for higher interest rates?

Some reasons Interest rates rise:

• Inflation
• Growing Economy
• Demand/Supply
  
  

Bond Investors should evaluate their portfolio for:

• Length of bond until maturity
• Credit quality of the bonds held
• Type of bond; government bonds may be guaranteed but they are still affected by rising rates

Stock Investors should evaluate their holdings for:

• Stocks that are interest rate sensitive and may be negatively impacted
• Income stocks versus growth ones. Growth stocks may be more vulnerable in a rising rate environment
• Diversification
• Reducing their stock holding over time as non-stock alternative investments become more attractive