The Federal Reserve is widely expected to boost interest rates by another quarter percentage point Wednesday afternoon – and that's terrific news for fixed income investors hoping to grab a little more yield.
Since March 2022, the central bank has raised rates 10 times – with July's expected hike marking the 11 th increase – to cool inflation.
Consider that during the week of March 11, 2022, the rate on the 2-year Treasury note was 1.75%, according to Refinitiv.
Investors who wish to squeeze a little more interest income from their cash holdings have opted for Treasury bills, with the 6-month bill yielding 5.5%.
By buying multiple notes of different maturities, investors can "ladder" these Treasurys and reinvest the proceeds from maturing bonds into longer-dated issues.
Persons:
Greg McBride, maturities, tradeoffs, McBride, SLM —, Sallie Mae —, Nick Wells
Organizations:
Federal Reserve, Investors, Treasury, Bank of
Locations:
Bank of Indiana, Treasurys