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IF you've been relying on your savings for income or to supplement your pension these are very testing times. Returns on bank deposit accounts were as high as 7% as recently as last October. Now the best fixed-rate deposit accounts offer no more than 3.85% gross with the majority at around 3.25% or less.
So where can the cautious investor look for a return over and above that available from the High Street or National Savings? There are four areas that could be of interest to ordinary investors: 1) Corporate Bonds Essentially company debt. You lend the money and they pay you a fixed return with yields as high as 9% available from quality companies.See the full content of this document
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Where you can get best returns
However, there is no guarantee as to the value of the Bond sho...
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