Gilts
emma77
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Hi
Hope someone can help me with this question:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of investing in GILTS? and how do they differ to shares?
Thanks
Hope someone can help me with this question:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of investing in GILTS? and how do they differ to shares?
Thanks
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Hello,
From what I can remember,
Advantages:
- They are very low risk, being issued by the government they are very unlikely to default on payments.
- Offer a fixed interest rate over their period which can be greater than offered say by a high street bank
- They can be traded on money markets
Disadvantage:
- Main disadvantage that in times of high interest rates, gilts will lose their market value (ie: as they become less attractive to investors)
Gilts are effectively bonds issued by the UK government.Hope this helps however im sure there is a lot more that someone else can add?0 -
As above
The main difference between gilts and shares is the relative risk.
If you buy shares, you take a much greater risk because you expect a greater return.
Gilts as stated above are bonds issued by our government and hence are very low risk but carry a relatively low reward. The tend to be issued for long terms 10, 20 or 40 years and most are bought by pension funds - who need long term low risk investments to match their liabilities.
The market price of a gilt will be based upon how good its rate is in comparison to other investment options; hence if you can get a better return by sticking your money in a deposit account in the bank the price of gilts will go down.0
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