A3. Basically, investors profit in two ways from putting their money into bonds: through the coupon rate, or interest rate, that is attached to each bond and provides a steady income, and through potential. …
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Capital Gains
capital gains represent the appreciation in the price of
security or investment from the time that it was purchased. These
gains can be either long or short term, depending upon whether the
instrument sold was held for more than a year. Both equity and
fixed-income securities can post gains (or losses). However, while
fixed income securities can appreciate in price in the secondary
market, they are designed primarily to pay current interest or
dividends while stocks and real estate provide the bulk of their
reward to investors in the form of capital gains.
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