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This article summarizes the McKinsey findings and goes on to spell out the investment implications. \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Investments-in-the-Time-of-Taper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Investments in the Time of Taper<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/investing-in-the-time-of-taper\/tapering-for-not-so-dummies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13145\" alt=\"Tapering for Not so Dummies\" src=\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tapering-for-Not-so-Dummies-207x300.jpg\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tapering-for-Not-so-Dummies-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tapering-for-Not-so-Dummies.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are few sure bets in investing. \u00a0But here is one sure bet: The Fed will reduce it monthly purchases of securities and US interest rates will rise. 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