fixed yield bonds/mortgages also provide an interesting hedge in the current climate against 1) Recession 2) Negative interest rates. in theory one could make

fixed yield bonds/mortgages also provide an interesting hedge in the current climate against 1) Recession 2) Negative interest rates. in theory one could make a bet that a recession will occur in X months forcing a rate cut/stock decline and use leverage on fixed rate investments to make an above average return.