A fixed income investment is an agreement between you and the issuer. The issuer is the government or company trying to raise funds. You hand over your money and they agree to pay you an agreed amount of interest at regular intervals. At the end of the term of the agreement, your original investment will be returned.
Defensive investments and fixed income
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Fixed income investments explained
Bonds, term deposits and hybrids are all fixed income investments, and appeal to investors wanting a regular income stream.