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Oppenheimer's Meskunas: When Rates Rise, Bonds Beat Bond Funds

Jack Meskunas, senior director, Oppenheimer & Co., said captive insurers are better off holding bond portfolios in an environment of rising interest rates. The bonds themselves can be held and redeemed, rather than investing in bond funds.

June 12, 2018

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