Higher yields: Most of the debt issued under this category is below investment - grade, thus the securities have higher than comparable investment grade instruments. (indexologyblog.com)
To decide what CD is right for you, consider how fast you're trying to grow your money, when you need to access that money and what comparable investments are available. (gobankingrates.com)
To provide the investors an opportunity to earn, in accordance with their requirements, through capital gains or through regular dividends, returns that would be higher than the returns offered by comparable investment avenues through investment in debt & money market securities. (clearfunds.com)