While the fixed portion was unknown, it seemed likely that it would remain at 0%.

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So hedging your fixed-income investments in the fixed-income portion of your portfolio is going to be very critical.

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If you decided to receive a fixed annuity, you should spend a portion of it and put the remainder in investments to supplement your fixed payments and keep up with inflation.

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There could be a provision that the mix of equities and fixed-income securities in each account would change over time: As one got older, the portion of funds invested in fixed-income instruments, such as bonds, would increase, thereby reducing stock market exposure.

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If the schools fail to do this, then they need to be fixed, not stripped of a portion of their (no doubt best) students.

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In early September, Barrick unveiled a plan to close out fixed hedges and begin to buy back a portion of its floating-price hedges.

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The battle for invisible, but highly valuable real estate, also finds the supposedly unified U.S. delegation taking divergent positions on whether a key portion of the spectrum currently used by fixed wireless operators in the U.S. - the 2, 500-MHz to 2, 690MHz band - should be opened up to mobile users.

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The company has the right to purchase all or a portion of the silver production at a low fixed price for an upfront payment pursuant to any agreement.

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In return, it gets a portion of the silver for the life of the mine at a fixed cost.

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