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Income that remains the same, regardless of changing conditions, such as inflation. An individual living on a fixed pension amount can be said to be living on a fixed income.
See Fixed Income Investment.
Debt instruments issued by corporations, governments or government agencies characterized by a fixed interest rate and stated maturity date. These represent the terms of the arrangement between someone who borrows money and someone who lends it.
Investments that have some safety of principal and a potential for capital gains that typically account for 15% to 70% of a balanced portfolio. Examples include bonds and GICs with maturities greater than one-year, strip bonds, mortgage-backed securities, private placements and other debt instruments, preferred shares (not including convertible securities) and income mutual funds.
Debt instruments of corporations, government or agencies characterized by a fixed interest rate and stated maturity date. Included are marketable bonds, cash equivalents and guaranteed investment contracts. Certain fixed income assets such as cash equivalents are often categorized separately.
Investment security paying a fixed amount of interest on a regular basis
Financial instruments that make fixed payments of return over their duration and upon their maturity, such as bonds.
Paying a specified rate of interest income.
Interest on a security which is calculated as a constant specified percentage of the principal amount and paid at the end of specified interest periods, usually annually or semi-annually, until maturity.
Investments that are fundamentally debt securities. Bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations are examples.
government, corporate, and municipal bonds, preferred stock, and guaranteed , (GICs), pay interest or dividends on a regular schedule. In addition, bonds promise return of your principal when the bond matures.
Bonds, bills and interest-bearing notes that pay a specific interest rate over the life of a loan.
A type of security where the payout of principal and interest are promised to the purchaser by the issuer in advance. A bond is a type of fixed income security.
Income of a specified and consistent value that is received at specified and consistent intervals. Types of fixed income include social security benefits, VA benefits, pension income, permanent disability benefits, welfare/aid income and child support/alimony.
Debt securities such as bonds, debentures and mortgages.
Bonds are regarded as fixed income investments. They obligate the borrower to pay the bond owner a fixed rate of interest during the term of the loan and to return the principal or face value when the loan matures, and a preferred shareholder would get a fixed dividend. A variety of institutions issue debt obligations, including governments and corporations.
(Revenu fixe (titres à)) Fixed-income assets that provide their holder with a stream of fixed current income (bonds, mortgages, Treasury Bills, preferred shares).
Investment strategy that invests in a security that pays a fixed rate of return.
Income from investments, such as CDs, Social Security benefits, pension benefits, some annuities, or most bonds, that is the same every month.
Debt securities or bonds.
Securities/Investments in which the income during ownership is fixed or constant. Generally refers to any type of bond investment.
Securities, such as bonds, mortgages, convertible bonds and preferred stock, that pay a fixed rate of return until sale, maturity, or redemption.
Fixed income refers to any type of investment that yields a regular (fixed) payment. For example, if you borrow money and have to pay interest once a month, you have issued a fixed income security. When a company does this, it is often called a bond or corporate bank debt (although 'preferred stock' is also sometimes considered to be fixed income).