INVESTORS are rediscovering bonds as yields have soared to their highest level for five years.
The yields on some bonds issued by banks, which show the income you earn as a proportion of their price, are higher than the returns on their best savings accounts.
You can get a yield of 8.2% from an HSBC bond, for example, compared with just 6% on its cash Isa, while Halifax bonds are paying 8.35%, compared with its cash Isa rate of 6.2%.
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The yields on some bonds issued by banks, which show the income you earn as a proportion of their price, are higher than the returns on their best savings accounts.
You can get a yield of 8.2% from an HSBC bond, for example, compared with just 6% on its cash Isa, while Halifax bonds are paying 8.35%, compared with its cash Isa rate of 6.2%.
business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/.../article3735355.ece