Bonds
When you buy bonds, you are lending money either to an organisation or a government, who will pay you regular interest. The less creditworthy the borrower, the higher the interest rate - or yield - you should expect.
Recent articles
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(05 June 09)– Subscriber only 
Bradford & Bingley made British banking history this week when it became first issuer to defer interest payments on its permanent interest-bearing bonds. So are bank bonds worth buying? Tim Bennett investigates.
(05 June 09)– Subscriber only
Corporate bonds are fast becoming this recession's must-have investment, with funds flying off the shelves. But yields may not fully reflect the risk of firms defaulting. So what is the safest way to buy?
(15 May 09)
With credit-rating agencies downgrading bonds, institutional investors are selling in droves. And that creates good opportunities to profit.
