SHORT-DURATION BONDS
Bonds pay interest over time, then repay your investment at the end of their term. The greatest risk for bondholders is the likelihood that interest rates will rise in 2019, Johnson noted: As interest rates go up, existing bonds go down in value. However, “long-term bonds fall much more,” he said. Investors considering moving into bonds are likely to be better served by short-term bonds.
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