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Taxable Fixed Income

Investment Types

We offer a vast selection of taxable fixed income investments with a variety of credit quality characteristics, maturities and yields to meet your individual objectives. Log into you account to learn more about the unique features and benefits of these securities and how they can be used as part of your total asset allocation program

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Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. To the extent that this material or any attachment concerns tax matters, it is not intended to be used and cannot be used by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by law. Any such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer's particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

Bonds are affected by a number of risks, including fluctuations in interest rates, credit risk and prepayment risk. In general, as prevailing interest rates rise, fixed income securities prices will fall. Bonds face credit risk if a decline in an issuer's credit rating, or creditworthiness, causes a bond's price to decline. High yield bonds are subject to additional risks such as increased risk of default and greater volatility because of the lower credit quality of the issues. Finally, bonds can be subject to prepayment risk. When interest rates fall, an issuer may choose to borrow money at a lower interest rate, while paying off its previously issued bonds. As a consequence, underlying bonds will lose the interest payments from the investment and will be forced to reinvest in a market where prevailing interest rates are lower than when the initial investment was made.

For more information, please contact your Financial Advisor.

For more information about the risks and benefits of fixed income investing, please review the "Smart Investing" section of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the "Learn More" section on investinginbonds.com, a resource created by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) to help educate investors. For additional information regarding municipal bonds, please access the "Education Center" section of emma.msrb.org, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's (MSRB) official source for Municipal Disclosures and Market Data.

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