21.   Illinois-based issuers are usually forced to offer higher yields than those in other states because Illinois taxes the income earned on most in-state issues.

22.   In fact, he favors the bonds of relatively vulnerable companies toward the bottom of the investment grades, which offer high yields with little current credit risk.

23.   Insurance companies are increasingly allocating some of their cash to higher-rated junk bonds, which offer fatter yields than investment-grade bonds.

24.   Investors have liked the notes because they offer higher yields than regular bonds at a time when the banking industry is the fittest it has been in years.

25.   Investors like these bonds because they offer higher yields with the ability to trade in the secondary market.

26.   Investors often buy those stocks because they pay relatively high dividends, but the shares look less attractive when bonds start offering higher yields.

27.   Investors are snapping up new sales of corporate bonds because they offer more yield than risk-free U.S. government bonds.

28.   Investors are still willing to put up with the bonds because they still offer higher yields than Treasuries, something that boosts their returns.

29.   Investors continue to snap up asset-backed bonds because they typically carry the highest credit ratings, yet they offer higher yields than corporate bonds with similar maturities.

30.   Investor demand has been focused on securities that offer higher yields and will fall less than government bonds if interest rates do climb as many investors suspect.