Asset Classes

Fixed Income

Definition

What is Fixed Income?

Investments that create contractual or expected interest and principal payments.

Example in practice

Government bonds and corporate notes form part of the fixed-income asset class.

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Anything with economic value that can be owned or controlled.

A group of investments with similar economic characteristics and market behaviour.

Money available immediately for spending, settlement, or investment.

A share that usually carries voting rights and a residual claim on a company's profits and assets.

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