A Hartford Funds analysis shows that one-year CDs provided real negative returns in 17 of the last 20 years.
Americans can still get attractive yields on cash alternatives like certificates of deposit — but the real returns may not actually be as high as they are expecting. An analysis from Hartford Funds shows that one-year CDs provided real negative returns in 17 of the last 20 years, once taxes and inflation were taken into account.
investment grade bond market, has a one-year total return of 10%. As bond yields go lower, the price of the underlying fixed income security moves higher and, as a result, the assets should "meaningfully outperform" cash, he added. Boyle likes investment-grade corporate bonds for income and total return. "We are trying to get people to take a little step out of their comfort zone. They don't have to take a lot of risk to get a lot better return," he said.
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