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Fixed interest bonds

Does anyone have any experience of these?

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  • SonOf
    SonOf Posts: 2,631 Forumite
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    yes they do
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    Any particular sort or type? 
  • Mr.Saver
    Mr.Saver Posts: 521 Forumite
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    The word "bond" could mean many different things, from the safest government guaranteed (up to £85k) fixed term savings account to extremely risky mini-bonds.


  • OldMusicGuy
    OldMusicGuy Posts: 1,769 Forumite
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    I do. I only put money in safe, fully FSCS protected bonds. Which means interest rates not much over 2%.
    I have also seen plenty of examples of people on this forum getting suckered into investing in high risk "bonds" by high interest rates. And then losing their entire investment.
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