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Investors have a lot of options when it comes to fixed-income securities. One investment in this asset class that is often overlooked and misunderstood is the strip bond.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has announced a 75 basis point increase to the federal funds rate. The funds rate now sits at 3.75% to 4.00%.

A central bank is a financial institution that manages the production and distribution of money and credit for a state, or a group of states. Central banks oversee its state’s commercial banks and maintain a monopoly on the money supply of the state.

The Bank of Canada has increased the target overnight rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% as it continues its policy of quantitative tightening.

Investors have a lot of options when it comes to fixed-income securities. One investment in this asset class that is often overlooked and misunderstood is the strip bond.