31.   Investors are attracted to asset-backed debt because it typically carries the highest credit ratings, yet offers yields comparable to some lower-rated corporate bonds.

32.   Investors are eager for U.S. dollar-denominated bonds of Dresdner and other foreign issuers because they typically offer higher yields than U.S. corporate issuers with similarly rated debt.

33.   Investors are snapping up new bonds because they offer more yield than risk-free U.S. government bonds.

34.   Investors are still eager to buy corporate because they offer higher yields than risk-free Treasuries.

35.   Investors are eager to scoop up the bonds because they offer higher yields than U.S. Treasuries.

36.   Junk bonds, which are rated below investment grade, compensate investors for the greater risk of defaulting on payments by offering higher yields than investment-grade securities.

37.   Kenworthy favors corporate bonds, which offer higher yields than government debt.

38.   Loans of companies like Fort Howard offer yields as high as those on their junk bonds with less risk.

39.   Municipal securities usually offer lower yields than taxable securities because the interest is exempt from federal taxes.

40.   Money managers at insurance companies and pension funds also have plenty of cash to put to work on bonds that offer extra yield.