Hoarseness, an abnormal change in your voice, is a common condition thatâs often experienced in conjunction with a dry or scratchy throat. If your voice is hoarse, you may have a raspy, weak, or airy quality to your voice that prevents you from making smooth vocal sounds.
One way to minimize interest rate risk is to buy short-term bonds that take less time to mature. It's less painful to be stuck with a low-paying bond for five years than a low paying bond for 20 or 30 years. Another way to minimize risk is to hold the bond until maturity.
These bonds earn market-based interest rates set at 90% of the average 5-year Treasury securities yields for the preceding six months. The current rate for these bonds is 1.68% (May 2017 - November 2017) and will go into effect on the semi-annual period from their issue date.