Adding duration (long-term bonds) is attractive now because the market is underpricing the risk of falling rates; the 10-year yield near 4.3-4.5% is a technical level to add duration as a hedge or a new risk position.
The 10-year Treasury yield around 4.5% is an attractive level to add duration because rates are likely to move lower over the next six months. The bond market has been range-bound, and the current yield offers an asymmetric payoff profile. Inflation is sticky but largely driven by temporary oil and gas spikes, and the equity-bond correlation is negative, making duration a diversifier rather than a pure hedge.
Commodities and hard assets are underrepresented in portfolios and can better weather sticky inflation, making them a good diversifier in a higher-for-longer environment.
As Middle East geopolitical risks resolve, the dollar is likely to weaken, which will benefit international assets outside the US. This is a trade she is actively looking at for diversification.