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Ramin Nakisa

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Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

But now, you know, the yields are higher.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

So I think those kind of crashes are less likely.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

But I didn't want to take that risk.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

I was taking risk off the table.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

I knew I couldn't call which way yields would go because there was a lot of uncertainty with Trump as president, new president.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

new government in the UK at that time.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

So for me, I just went for a money market fund.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

And at that point, short-term bonds were giving you more income than long-term bonds, which was weird.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

The curve was inverted.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

Since then, the curve has now turned back to being normally upward sloping.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

And since the war with Iran, what's happened is the whole curve has shifted up

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

So now it is the case that you'd be better off with a gilt than you would with a money market fund.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

So money market funds in roughly the Sonia rate, the sterling overnight index average rate, which is currently roughly bank rate, which was falling.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

But now it looks like it may not be falling again due to the inflation shock.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

So, you know, you're earning pretty good money with it.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

It's very, very, very low risk because they only buy very, very, very safe things.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

It's very boring, which is what I want.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

So that's what I've got.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

No duration risk, very little credit risk, very little income, but a reasonable income.

Making Money
Why I'm No Longer 100% Stocks – Pensioncraft's Ramin Nakisa

Okay, you're sitting comfortably.