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.
Interest rate risk. Although high yield bonds have relatively low levels of interest rate risk for a given duration or maturity compared to other bond types, this risk can nevertheless be a factor. As with all bonds, a rise in interest rates causes prices of bonds and bond funds to decline.