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.
As the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in almost a decade, many bond investors are concerned about how their portfolios may be affected. Although the value of most bonds and bond funds fall when interest rates increase (all else being equal), not all bond funds react the same. Short-term bond funds have tended to perform the best in this type of environment.