imagedepotpro Currently, while the interest rates are relatively high, it is still possible for retirement investors to lock in defensive and meaningful dividend yields. It is rather clear that the odds are very high that from here the interest rates will go only down. The question, of course, remains open as to how deep the forthcoming cuts will be and where the Fed will find the equilibrium. For example, if the Fed cuts circa 100 basis points and stops there for a long period of time, that would not be th ...