1.   As a general rule, the longer the time until a CD matures, the higher the yield it pays.

2.   Because of these special factors, trust-preferred notes pay higher yields than regular bonds.

3.   Brady bonds from a Latin American country typically pay higher yields than do Eurobonds sold by that same country.

4.   All bills and bonds sold by the federal government now pay lower yields than their U.S. equivalents.

5.   But they are all the tax-free kind, which pay lower yields than do taxable ones.

6.   Canadian bonds pay higher yields than U.S. bonds.

7.   Companies are eager to exploit relatively low borrowing rates and robust investor demand for securities that pay higher yields than Treasuries.

8.   Demand for corporate bonds, which pay higher yields than Treasuries, is strong, he said.

9.   Demand is still strong for new corporate bonds because they pay higher yields than Treasuries, while the growing economy reduces the risk of defaults and downgrades.

10.   Given that outlook, Vielhaber likes mortgage-backed bonds, which pay higher yields as long as rates are steady.