individual corporate bonds

alhamid said: "does anyone here invest in them? if so, what is your experience?"

lalasushi said: "my office deals with REPO agreements dealing with corporate bonds. Corp bonds are hard to get involved in as an individual investor because: A) Par ammounts are in the millions normally B) To diversify yourself and protect against risk a wide selection of bonds is neccesary. C) It is nearly impossible to get the same deals as large banks and institutions do. Reccomendation: Invest in corporate bonds though an Investment Bank. I do daily data reconcillation for a fund that deals with corporate and asset backed bonds. To find it, search CDX. You'll find it."

HappyHarry said: "Its tough for most small consumers to buy most bonds. You can always buy a bond fund like Pimco."

alhamid said: "[QUOTE=HappyHarry]Its tough for most small consumers to buy most bonds. You can always buy a bond fund like Pimco.[/QUOTE] pimco is so big its tough to get a great return"