Unlike equities, Bond by nature are more exposed taxes. Bond interest is considered Ordinary Income and depending on which state you live in, your total return might not make sense compared to 30 year treasury which is exempt from State and Local taxes. Some of these companies pay a generous Dividend and the compounding nature of the increases make them good. On top of that, some are Qualified dividends and have huge Tax benefits. for someone like my Father in law who is retired and on SS, a company like $VZ provides a great return. Up $98K of Div income for a married couple is 0 in federal tax.
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