The combination of low yields and potentially rising interest rates has created a challenging environment for long-only fixed income investors, AND
The U.S. equity market continues to make all time highs as it extends its unprecedented 8-year bull market
Bond bull market began in June 1981
10 year rates are near historic lows
We believe bonds are a crowded trade
Interest rates trend for decades
Tail wind may now become a headwind
Unprecedented 8-year bull market continues
Shiller P/E ratio* at about 29x vs. a historical average of about 17x