Def of fixed income

Answer 1

A simpler answer: fixed income securities are bonds. These are "IOUs" where someone borrows your money and pays you interest, which is like "rent" on your money while they have the use of it. Hopefully, they will repay what they borrowed after the end of the loan term (this is called the "maturity date.") The oldest bond joke: "What's the difference between bonds and bond portfolio managers?" Answer: "In time, bonds mature." If there is risk that the borrower will not repay the loan, you will be paid a higher interest rate, and the greater the risk, the higher the interest rate on the bond. Bonds are issued by all levels of government, as well as by corporations. Home mortgages are also collected and the payments are used to pay bonds issued against them. There are more bonds than there are stocks, and the bond market is much larger than the Stock Market. Fixed-income securities are investments where the cash flows are according to a predetermined amount of interest, paid on a fixed schedule. The different types of fixed income securities include government securities, corporate bonds, commercial paper, treasury bills, strips etc.