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Investment Perspective: Upside down: Understanding negative interest rates

Written by Jeffery Tanguis | Sep 6, 2019 11:30:00 AM

Investors today are hearing more and more about negative interest rates. Here in the United States, negative interest rates do not exist, but around the world they are a painful reality for many investors. How can an interest rate be negative and why would anyone invest in a vehicle that features a negative rate? Negative interest rates are great for borrowers but investors come up short. 

We invite you to download the latest issue of Investment Perspective, where we take a look at what the term "negative interest rate" means, the conditions that are leading to their global proliferation, and how it relates to investment strategy.