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But it can be a disadvantage when interest rates decline, since longer-duration portfolios will rise in value more rapidly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Private-credit firms have been beset by a surge of redemption requests from investors anxious about the health of their loan portfolios, which some fear aren’t accurately valued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Curry said the deal will give his brand an "expanded runway of resources" to grow its basketball, golf and other portfolios globally.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

But he warns that even using the 4% rule, persistently high inflation would imperil portfolios by making retirees withdraw more and more money each year.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Most bought this insurance on subprime mortgages not as an outright bet against them but as a hedge against their implicit bet on them—their portfolios of U.S. real estate– related stocks or bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis