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Sep 2023
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Income investing is back

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2023 has been a year of soaring prices and rising inflation rates. In tough markets like today’s, fixed-income maturities can help provide stability and growth. We review traditional income strategies—such as bonds, deferred fixed annuities, and CDs—as well as new innovations in the space, like fractional CDs. 
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