Sentences with phrase «paltry yields»

The reality of low rates leaves government bonds paying paltry yields.

Today bond holdings have become considerably less attractive, combining paltry yields with a high possibility of capital losses year to year as interest rates tick upward from historic lows.

While the firm pays a relatively paltry yield of 0.6 %, it trades at a sharp discount to its net asset value and at just 5 times earnings.

Also keep in mind that once you annuitize the annuity (trade the market value, AKA accumulation units, in for an income stream, AKA annuity units), then you are totally 100 % stuck with this for life with zero hope of ever getting anything out of the insurance company but your little paltry yield, which most of the time DOES NOT EVEN INCREASE WITH COST OF LIVING INFLATION!

But once stocks settle down, a larger equity stake may seem like a plausible way to boost the size of your nest egg or the retirement income it throws off, especially if more stable alternatives like bonds and CDs continue to pay paltry yields.

Since inflation is the foreseeable result of developed nations «saddled with large indebtedness relative to income (i.e., GDP) and large fiscal deficits,» today's paltry yields are bound to generate negative real return, Malkiel argued.

Considering the paltry yields in most corners of the fixed - income markets, avoiding commissions for investors looking to reduce interest rate risk by going into funds like (NYSEArca: FLOT), (NYSEArca: ISTB) or (NYSEArca: SHY) will definitely help a lot.

Investment - grade bonds may have paltry yields, but generally hold their value when stocks get hammered — indeed, they may rise in value as investors flee to safety and drive interest rates down.

Instead of a 2 - per - cent return in «high - interest» savings (a paltry yield that barely keeps pace with inflation), it may be possible to earn 5 per cent or more in diversified dividend - paying mutual funds.

And the paltry yield you earn offers little compensation.