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Subject Author Date higher rate of return M.Balarama 12-05-2007  Re: higher rate of return Elle 12-05-2007
Posted by M.Balarama on December 5, 2007, 6:36 am I am trying to get a higher rate of return..I have about $125 in CD that is coming up for renewal--I get around 5%..I was thinking about buying some corporate bonds--How do you do that? or any ideas of a higher rate... I can get dividends 4 times a year or so.. thanks Michael Posted by Elle on December 5, 2007, 11:06 am How much risk are you willing to take with this money? CDs are very safe. Stocks might yield more (via dividends), but at some risk to the principal. Corporate bonds are somewhere in-between IMO, depending on the issuer and its rating. About how long will the money stay invested? If less than about seven years (maybe ten), do not buy stocks. Is it truly only $125 you have to invest? Or will be more added over time? >I am trying to get a higher rate of return..I have about >$125 in CD that is > coming up for renewal--I get around 5%..I was thinking > about buying some > corporate bonds--How do you do that? or any ideas of a > higher rate... > I can get dividends 4 times a year or so.. Similar Threads Posted Rate of return since Aug of 1999 April 26, 2008, 7:57 pm Annual rate of return on 403B January 10, 2007, 4:25 pm Social Security Rate of Return January 29, 2007, 5:47 pm Calculating rate of return from a stream of investments September 3, 2008, 5:19 pm Thread Closed (was: Social Security Rate of Return) February 2, 2007, 8:48 am Higher income = higher credit score? October 4, 2006, 5:13 pm graph net worth - CD return vs S&P index return September 25, 2008, 8:46 pm plan for higher income tax rates October 22, 2008, 11:13 am How to capture higher global interest rates November 25, 2006, 10:36 am Return on Bonds in Bankruptcy October 5, 2008, 11:00 am