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Financial advisors are reassessing traditional fixed-income allocations for retirement-focused portfolios as yield curves normalize, according to a new outlook shared with Global Securities News by Meridian Asset Partners, the sponsor of this article.

The firm’s fixed-income strategists point to three themes advisors are weighing this year: duration positioning as central-bank policy paths diverge across regions, credit-quality trade-offs in an environment of tighter spreads, and the growing role of laddered municipal and corporate bond allocations for tax-aware retirement accounts.

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“Retirement portfolios built for the last decade’s rate environment need a fresh look,” said a senior strategist at Meridian Asset Partners. “That doesn’t mean abandoning fixed income — it means being more deliberate about where on the curve, and in which credit tiers, that allocation sits.”

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