By Ben Carlson
A Wealth of Common Sense
Interest rates went up a lot in the past couple of years. Stocks have had a nice run. On a relative basis, bonds are much more attractive now than they’ve been in a very long time.
So why is the stock market rising? Why are investors still allocating so much money to equities when the bond market is finally offering decent yields?
The simple answer is stocks are up and bonds are down.
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