{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 19: Why You Should Care About Bonds Even if You Don't Own Them","description":" The bond market is a better barometer of the economy's condition than the stock market. Look around you. Bonds are everywhere. Take the municipal&amp;nbsp;bond market. There are over 44,000 municipal&amp;nbsp;bond issuers in the U.S. with over one million muni bond issues outstanding. Your&amp;nbsp;local schools were probably financed with bonds. Not&amp;nbsp;to mention the library and water treatment facility.&amp;nbsp; The Federal Reserve has effectively nationalized the bond market. Its extraordinary intervention has, arguably, encouraged investors to flock to stocks.&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"Kelly Advisor Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/kellyfinancial.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20093120\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/109007705"}