Higher Bond Yields and Your Retirement Income
For much of the past decade, investors looking for portfolio income faced an uncomfortable choice: accept very low yields from higher-quality bonds or take more credit, interest-rate, or equity risk to generate additional income. That trade-off has changed. The 10-year Treasury yield recently moved above 5%, near its highest level in more than two decades, while yields across many other fixed income categories also moved higher.
Source: Charles Schwab, "What Do Higher Yields Mean for Retirement Income?," by Cooper Howard, Oct 21, 2026.
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