“Make sure that you are in shorter duration debt… you bought duration… bonds can also be very risky… short of duration is a good idea at the moment.”

Bloomberg Money · Employment Traits of Gen Z, 'Juicy' Bond Yields, Americans Quit Bowling

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recommend holding shorter-duration, high-quality first-lien debt and avoiding long-duration bonds like a 100-year Treasury

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