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title: "Webinar: Understanding the Difference Between Rates and Credit"
description: In the world of fixed income, the contribution to returns from interest rates and credit spreads is often blurred. These two factors can have vastly different effects on portfolios at different stages in the market cycle, and the exposure to both is necessary for a truly diversified investment strategy. 
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# [Webinar: Understanding the Difference Between Rates and Credit](https://www.alexanderfunds.com.au/economicupdates/webinar-understanding-the-difference-between-rates-and-credit)

 Written by [Adam Scully and Chris Inifer](https://www.alexanderfunds.com.au/economicupdates/author/adam-scully-and-chris-inifer) | Mar 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM

In the world of fixed income, the contribution to returns from interest rates and credit spreads is often blurred. 

These two factors can have vastly different effects on portfolios at different stages in the market cycle, and the exposure to both is necessary for a truly diversified investment strategy. 

 

 

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