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Why Higher Interest Rates Shouldn’t Prevent You From Investing

Fang Rui, CFA

September 18, 2023

This year, interest rates reached their highest level since 2007 and are expected to stay relatively high through 2024. This higher-rate economic environment brings excitement but also confusion. You may be asking, “with all of the compelling ways to earn more on my savings, are equities worth the risk?” Thankfully, we have decades of data to help us answer this question. And it may surprise you that the analysis shows it would be foolish to forego equities.

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