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How to Safely Boost Returns in a Low Interest Rate Environment By Douglas Goldstein CFP®- helping olim handle their U.S. investments from Israel To the dismay of yield-seeking investors, interest rates remain at historic lows. Although rates on long-term bonds may begin to inch up, analysts generally expect that we may remain in a low-interest-rate environment for a while longer. So, what are income investors to do? It is important to understand the risks of reaching for higher yields and realize there may be less risky ways to increase income. It’s all about the Risk-Reward Relationship When investing for any purpose, returns always boil down to the risk-reward relationship. The laws of investing dictate that it is very difficult to increase your return without also increasing your risk. While you can increase your yield by investing in lower-grade or longer-term bonds, you also increase your risk should interest rates suddenly rise. To learn more about how bonds react to interest rates, watch a short video