Boring can be profitable, but only if the underlying risk/return case is good. In my personal view, that’s rarely true of corporate bonds.
2009
An asset is an item of economic value that can be converted into cash. Assets likely to be held by private investors include: cash in bank deposits, securities (such as shares issued by private companies, and government or corporate bonds), property, insurance policies, foreign currencies, cars, art and antiques. Company assets include plants and machinery, [...]
Back in March 2008, I asked if rising interest rates at Zopa, the British peer-to-peer lender, were an opportunity for cash-rich savers or an accident waiting to happen: In the A*, 24-month market, I seem to be in the zone with an interest rate of 10.5%, which Zopa estimates will give me 9.5% after bad [...]
The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) enables you to compare the costs of different loans.