We believe bond investors may have a hard time doing better than their current coupon yield over the next decade. (blog.fundx.com)
For example, you might pay $ 9,717 instead of $ 10,000 for your 30 - year bond, which would give you a yield of 2.89 percent instead of the stated coupon yield of 2.75 percent. (gobankingrates.com)
Yields can be measured in a number of ways, including coupon yield, or the stated interest rate of the bond, and yield to maturity, which is the total rate of return when an investor holds the bond to maturity. (gobankingrates.com)