How to lock in bond funds returning up to 12% to beat next year’s ‘hard-ish’ landing, according to a chief strategist with $415 billion in fixed income

• George Bory says investors should expect an economic slowdown to continue into 2024. 

• He says that diversifying your portfolio with bond mutual funds can provide stock-like returns.
• Four of the funds listed below have Gold Medalist ratings from Morningstar. 

Last month, bond yields made a comeback and the 10-year Treasury note hit roughly 5%, the highest since 2007. On Wednesday, the yield was near 4.5%.