1.   Also, bank bonds typically offer higher yields than similarly rated bonds.

2.   According to Bloomberg Fair Value, the bonds appear to be priced at levels equal to other similarly rated bonds.

3.   Issuers often pay a higher interest rate on unrated than on rated bonds.

4.   Meanwhile, both Maine and Chesapeake, Virginia, sold similarly rated bonds at comparable yields.

5.   Q. At present my entire holdings are in Treasury Bonds, other government securities, and highly rated corporate bonds.

6.   Still, because of the nature of the bonds and because they are new, the issuers had to pay several percentage points more than for comparably rated bonds.

7.   The company is expected to offer relatively high yields compared with similarly rated industrial bonds to entice investors.

8.   The expected yield on the Disney bonds is line with that of similarly rated bonds, investors said.

9.   The fund tends to own a bigger percentage of lower rated bonds than other funds of its type.

10.   The Loomis Sayles Bond Fund he manages is the number one rated bond fund by Lipper Inc. for the past five years.