Why bonds have behaved so strangely – and you might want to own them anyway

As interest rates have climbed, interest in fixed income investments has returned - but those who've looked at recent returns could have been in for a nasty shock, with negative total returns for several benchmarks. So why have bonds performed so poorly, and is the tide turning?

NAB Markets' Ken Crompton joins the podcast to discuss:

• the return of yield, and what it offers investors
• why the world is 'awash with debt', offering a range of investment opportunities
• simple (and complex) explanations for the volatility in bond markets
• whether recent moves in rates will help to stabilise prices
• how US debt issuance is changing markets, and
• how to incorporate fixed income into your portfolio.

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