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Low bond yields wreck age-old investment credos

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Depressed debt yields mean 60-40 portfolios offer a dwindling buffer against setbacks in stocks. Investors who turn to hard-to-trade assets to diversify risks will only face other problems, writes swahapattanaik:

The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note was yielding 1.8% on Nov. 19. That compares with this year’s low of 1.43%, which was hit on Sept. 3.

 

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