While the trees at the Festival are understandably not "real" they are certainly real in benefiting San Juan County residents both for healthcare through PMS and in getting a healthy, jolly glow started in our hearts for the holiday season.
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Bonds are subject to several types of risk, two of the main types are interest rate risk, or the risk that interest rate changes will change your bond's value, and reinvestment risk
The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed returns on Treasuries above stocks over the past 30 years, the first time that's happened since before the Civil War.
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. San Juan County is ablaze in PINK! Pink is more than a color in October. Pink has become a verb, as in "Get Pinked!" San Juan County is Pinked, the Dallas Cowboys are Pinked along with the Pro Rodeo Cowboys wearing pink western shirts.
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As I promised in my last column, today we will talk about investing in fixed income investments. Fixed income investments include money market, bonds of all types and bond mutual funds. Even some dividend producing stocks may be considered in a fixed income portfolio. Also, international plays a part in the bond world, just as it does with stocks.