Rising Interest Rates Change Strategies for Investors

Rochester Business Journal
March 30, 2018
Mark Armbruster

Stock and bond market investors watch with trepidation as the Federal Reserve Board determines how much to raise in­terest rates this year. The Fed has already taken short-term interest rates from roughly zero per­cent to a target of 1.50 percent to 1.75 percent, and promises further hikes throughout 2018.