Bonds Are Driven More by Math Than the Stock Market Is

For a long-term bond investor, all else being equal, higher rates are good. As long as your career is longer than the duration on your bonds, you actually come out ahead with higher interest rates. The stock market is over the very long term driven by fundamentals. But in the short-to intermediate term, it fluctuates all over the place because of headlines and people's emotions or all these things. Bonds are driven more by math than the stock market is.

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