High-yield investments that minimize your risk.
Black Enterprise › Vol. 23 Nbr. 2, September 1992
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Summary
Investments with longer maturities currently have higher yields than short-term investments. Certificates of deposit and Treasury notes have yields between 7% and 7.5%. Short-term bond funds, mortgage-backed securities, utility stocks and money-market mutual funds have similar yields.
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High-yield investments that minimize your risk.
For those willing to do thier homework, specialized mutual funds, higher-yield CDs and other investments can offer a better-than-average payoff.
In the go-go '80s, some investors built personal portfolios with ease. Money-market accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs) were yielding 9% and 11%. And a $10,000 CD was earning 9% interest, or $900 a year. But times have changed and high, safe yields are long gone. A harsh recession and weak recovery leave many hard pressed to find a short-term CD earning even 4.5% interest. Savers and investors are confronting some of the lowest interest r...See the full content of this document
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