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This chapter examines the swift changes in discount rates and their implications for investors, particularly regarding risk-free returns. It also analyzes central banking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges of long-term debt cycles in the current financial environment.

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Lyn Alden talks about how discount rates have changed, how investors should be thinking about risk-free rates, investing in nominal terms versus buying power terms, and more.

Lyn has been in the investment research space for more than 15 years, and she’s a contributor to major publications like Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, and many others.

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