A one half percent rise in interest rates will reduce total returns by 2.5% (2% yield - 2.5% capital loss = a loss for the year). The only way the F fund can beat a 2% total return during the next year is for interest rates to continue to decline below the 2% level for the 5-7 year duration securities it holds.
16. Grumpy Cat has totally changed her owners' lives. Iâve been waitressing for 10 years, barely making ends meet, Tabatha says. Now I get to travel with the cat, and Iâm homeschooling Crystal, so we get to spend more time together.
For the show dog, see Oscar The Grouch (dog) . Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body (during the first season he was orange), has no visible nose, and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash, as evidenced by the song  I Love Trash .