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BNY Mellon Investment Management fixed income survey 2019: The results are in…
BNY Mellon Investment Management commissioned a national research study of more than 2,000 Americans to gain a better understanding of their knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding fixed income.
Did our findings support the common myths surrounding the asset class?
Use the interactive wheel below to discover respondents’ true opinions on fixed income.
Myth 1
I don't need fixed income
Nearly half of all investors polled (42%) have no exposure to fixed income investments.
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Fixed income is only intended for retirement planning
77% of investors do not see a role for fixed income in their investment portfolios when retirement is more than 10 years away.
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The best way to access fixed income is through individual bonds
50% of respondents believe the best way to maximize the value of fixed income in their investment portfolio is to own individual bonds.
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Equities require more knowledge and skill than fixed income
67% of respondents believe investing in equities requires more skill than fixed income investing.
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Domestic bonds are always best
59% of US-based investors believe the US market
provides the best return potential for bond investors
versus other countries.
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Municipal bonds are only for the wealthy
44% of investors believe that municipal bonds are primarily intended for the wealthy.
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Rising interest rates are always
bad for bondholders
From the survey, there was no definitive opinion from investors on this. Almost half (45%) of investors believe rising rates can be positive or negative depending on the bonds, while 31% of investors selected “I don’t know”. 14% believe they are always positive for bond holders, and 10% believe they are always negative for bond holders.
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Bonds must be held to maturity
43% of investors believe bonds must always
be held until maturity.
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Fixed income is always less liquid than equities
61% of investors believe fixed income securities
are less liquid than equities.
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All bonds are created equal
70% of investors correctly identified all bonds do not provide the same level of risk, while nearly nine out of
10 (87%) recognized all bonds do not provide the same
level of income.
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Engine CARAVAN Surveys conducted the “Fixed income. Not fixed thinking” survey of Americans on behalf of BNY Mellon Investment Management.
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