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The brief’s key findings are: Retirees seeking safe investments generally prefer short-term deposits, which preserve capital but offer no guaranteed return. Fluctuating returns can jeopardize a household’s living standard if short-term interest rates fall. In contrast, bonds provide a guaranteed return and – if held to maturity – also preserve capital. The bottom line: bonds…