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Using the bond ladder tool

The Fidelity Bond Ladder Tool can help you build a portfolio of bonds with staggered maturity dates in an effort to provide you with a consistent income stream.

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Bond Ladder Tool

Bond Ladder Tool
Bonds
Fixed income
Mutual funds

Bond Ladder Tool
Bonds
Fixed income
Mutual funds

Bond Ladder Tool
Bonds
Fixed income
Mutual funds

Bond Ladder Tool
Bonds
Fixed income
Mutual funds

Bond Ladder Tool
Bonds
Fixed income
Mutual funds

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A bond ladder, depending on the types and amount of securities within the ladder, may not ensure adequate diversification of your investment portfolio. While diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss, a lack of diversification may result in heightened volatility of the value of your portfolio. You must perform your own evaluation of whether a bond ladder and the securities held within it are consistent with your investment objective, risk tolerance and financial circumstances. To learn more about diversification and its effects on your portfolio, contact a representative: 800-343-3548

Charts, screenshots, company stock symbols and examples contained in this module are for illustrative purposes only.

In general, the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk, liquidity risk, call risk, and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.

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