Once bond markets price where policy rates are headed in 2025, we anticipate yields to react in a manner similar to the fourth quarter of 2023. Strong equity market performance this year has provided a welcome boost to the total market value of many investment portfolios.Using the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index as a guide in allocating assets across the investment grade, high yield, and emerging market asset classes. As demand for bonds increases, so do bond prices and bondholder returns. The U.S. economy is on the verge of the most widely anticipated Federal Reserve (Fed) ratecut cycle in economic history. Performance bonds should be based on total disturbed area; the name of the property owner being bonded should be included; no other bond forms will be accepted. Several holdings in the materials sector were among the stocks that most detracted from performance.