When Bonds Fall: How Risky Are Bonds if Interest Rates Rise? by Welton Investment Partners | Mar 3, 2017 | Whitepapers Thirty-one years ago the yield on corporate Aaa bonds reached its 100-year peak of 15.5%. That date was in September, 1981, and rates for corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries have fallen ever since, with both rates resting near 100-year lows today. Download the Whitepaper