Get the facts on fixed income

MoneySense’s Invest for Success event brings people together with investing experts to hear their hard-worn advice.

In this video from the conference, Stephen Lingard, portfolio manager with Franklin Templeton Investments, talks about how bond investing has changed in the past 10 years, with returns from fixed-income falling to about 2% from 40-year historical levels of around 8%.

“From a return perspective, we’re going to count on them less, it’s really as more of a portfolio diversifier,” he says.

He also gives his outlook for Canadian equities for the next five to seven years.

Follow this link to watch the video