Debt Securities
Debt securities consist of
Advantages of Debt Securities
- Income
- the main reason for purchase
- Safety/Security
- interest payments made before dividends or distributions to shareholders
- higher priority in bankruptcy
- Marketability
- in contrast, GICs are not marketable or tradable in a secondary market
- Capital Appreciation
- can get a capital gain if sold for more than the purchase price
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