A bond with an 8% annual coupon - and a weekly treat - will have its takers
When GDP and inflation perk up, so will bond interest rates. For now, getting paid little is the cost of prudence
A registered education savings plan is a great way to save for a child's post-secondary education. However, you should take advantage of the Canada education savings grant in order to get the full benefit of an extra $7,200 in savings
But it's not yet known if these new issues will be one-off concept bonds or if they will have legs
A five-decade bond implies that inflation no longer is a concern. Rather, it's liquidity that matters most in long bonds now
Persistent low bond yield rates in developed economies have pushed bond investors to look at bonds from Third World nations
Buying an investment-grade corporate bond and selling a government bond of the same term could work well for clients
Not only has the drop in bond prices not occurred, but yields are rising as investors take shelter in U.S. and Canadian bonds
Rising risks due to disinflation - and, in some cases, deflation - concerns are giving new life to staid government bonds
A new breed of hybrid, contingent convertibles are bonds that behave like equities but pay interest like bonds