Fixed income, traditionally regarded as a relative safe haven compared to equities, has long been a standard component of a well-balanced portfolio. Today’s market environment looks markedly different from the past, prompting investors to question whether fixed income can still serve its traditional role in a world of heightened volatility and diverging policies.

¹ Spreads are the difference in yields between two fixed-income securities with the same maturity but originating from different investment sectors.

Important Risks: Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. • Fixed income security risks include credit, liquidity, call, duration, and interest-rate risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. • Investments in high-yield (“junk”) bonds involve greater risk of price volatility, illiquidity, and default than higher-rated debt securities. • Foreign investments may be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments and are subject to the risk of currency fluctuations and adverse political, economic and regulatory developments. These risks may be greater, and include additional risks, for investments in emerging markets. • Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities’ risks include credit, interest-rate, prepayment, and extension risk. • Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities’ risks include credit, interest-rate, prepayment, and extension risk. • Loans can be difficult to value and less liquid than other types of debt instruments; they are also subject to nonpayment, collateral, bankruptcy, default, extension, prepayment and insolvency risks. • Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities’ risks include credit, interest-rate, prepayment, and extension risk. • Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market.

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