About Retail Bonds
What is a Retail Bond?
A Bond is simply an 'IOU' in which an investor agrees to loan money to an individual,
company or government in exchange for a predetermined interest rate. If a business
wants to expand...
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Investing in Retail Bonds
Most people know that in the long-run, nothing beats the stock market. This being
the case, why would anyone invest in bonds? Although they pale in comparison to
equities in the long run...
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Overview
Predictability – A bond, because it is a loan, carries an interest rate and as a
contract to the borrower the interest is paid in a fixed sum or index linked sum
on specific dates each year...
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Retail Bonds in a Balanced Portfolio
Retail Bonds in a Balanced Portfolio
Those wishing to achieve a better rate of return from their money than they could
get from a bank account and seeking to take more control of their financial future...
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Building a Balanced Portfolio
Individual savings accounts (ISAs) and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) are
both tax-efficient wrappers that can be used to save money for retirement...
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Case Studies
In my 20’s I purchased my first property, a 2 bedroom flat. Although the mortgage
was only £65k it was 100% to value (easily obtained back then), This was the...
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