Like any great voyage, eventually it comes to an end and you have to move on to what's next. Quantitative easing also known as QE2 is Fed-speak for the Central Bank's program of injecting liquidity into the economy by buying up mortgage bonds to the tune of $85 billion each month. This has done wonders at keeping interest rates down and stock prices up. But what happens when it ends? How are ... Read More
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The End of QE: How to Protect Your Portfolio from Higher Interest Rates
The end of QE is here so how do you as an investor protect your portfolio from higher interest rates? Is your Quantitative Easing ship going to come into a safe harbor or are stormy seas ahead? Consumers are undeniably feeling modestly better because of the “wealth effect” resulting from increasing property prices and stock markets and continued low mortgage interest rates. Consumer confidence is ... Read More
