The idea is to use private capital and private asset managers to help set a market value for the securities.

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Could the program help spur asset bubbles and set up a potential fall in the bond market?

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Once your asset allocation is set, your next goal should be to buy and hold onto your assets as cheaply as possible.

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Some had set their asset allocations at a previous point and never revisited the mixture.

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