by Springwater Wealth | Jun 19, 2019 | Newsletter
With so many talking heads in the financial media discussing the fact that the ten-year US Treasury bond interest rate is now below the three-month Treasury rate, we thought we would give some context. An inverted yield curve happens when shorter-duration Treasuries...
by Springwater Wealth | May 8, 2018 | Newsletter
If you follow interest rates, you may have noticed that the 10-year Treasury note recently closed above 3.00% first time since December 31, 2013. So, what does this mean to you? Let’s start by noting that bond yields rise when bond prices drop. So, when the yield on...
by Springwater Wealth | Feb 20, 2018 | Newsletter
With the Federal Reserve planning to continue gradually increasing short-term interest rates, investors should be familiar with the concept of “duration” for fixed income investments. Most investors will understand that a bond’s...
