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Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAMackenzie Floating Rate Income ETFMFT.TOBUYFeb 22, 2021

Ways to play the floating rate bond market. It is an opportunity in a rising interest rate environment. Fixed income is very important when rates go up. The bond market is suggesting that the Feds and BoC will raise interest rates in late 2022 or 2023. Keep an eye out for the Fed's announcement this week.
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A floating rate note is an instrument issued by a corporation where the coupon adjusts each quarter. It is not a money market replacement because there is some credit risk, although not high. It is money market-like because it is linked to short term interest rates. He has shifted a lot of money into floating rate notes because he thinks interest rates will go higher. He has no trouble putting money in. FLOT-N is one he uses in the US.

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Floating rate notes give you an income payment adjusted to the change in short term interest rates. They go up in a rising rate environment, but there are not a lot of capital gains in this. He likes these notes in this environment, but more so in the US.