But today, their high dividend payouts make these stocks
attractive bond substitutes, and as such, they sell at much higher P / Es than they have historically.
Not exact matches
For some time we have believed that businesses with a narrower range of outcomes, or stable businesses, have been bid - up as
bond substitutes, while businesses with a more cyclical profile have fallen to more
attractive valuation levels.
There are no
attractive substitutes among
bonds at that moment.
Inflation protected
bonds, such as the TIPS issued by the US Government, are an
attractive option as a
substitute for normal
bonds.