Safety nets tend to come at a price, so it's vital to do your homework before making your move into different asset classes. Cherry Raynard examines the options.
There's no need for investors to panic and sell their corporate bonds, as there are still returns to be made, despite speculation that the market is overvalued.
Private investors will be able to trade corporate bonds and gilts like the professionals for the first time, following the launch of the London Stock Exchange's retail bond market.
Corporate bond funds are unlikely to repeat the stellar returns of 2009, but with defaults running well below expectations experts see plenty of scope for gains, reports Helen Pridham.
Government bonds - or gilts - are supposed to be the ultimate in secure investments. Helen Pridham looks at when that holds true and explores the potential routes investors can take.
