Stuart meets Rezaah Ahmad of corporate bond marketplace WiseAlpha. They cover the definition of a corporate bond and how they work, the size of the bond market, equity dividends vs bond coupons and what to look out for when considering investing in this type of asset.

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00:00 Intro to WiseAlpha Corporate Bonds

01:12 What is a Corporate Bond?

01:45 How they differ from Government Bonds

03:05 How big is the bond market?

03:45 Benefits of Bonds over Equities - dividends vs coupons

05:42 Which companies have corporate bonds, e.g. Ocado?

07:26 Bond holders are ahead of the queue

08:40 Investing in corporate bonds for pensions

09:51 Risks with corporate bonds

12:07 Paying attention to central bank rates

13:13 Bond prices vs bond yields explained

15:41 Bond ratings - investment grade and beyond

17:44 Liquidity - how do you trade?

24:58 Buying and selling on www.WiseAlpha.com