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Add reliable income to your portfolio with a Bond

Bonds can provide the stability of regular income. Invest with guidance from an Aviso Wealth advisor or manage your own bond investments through Qtrade Direct Investing.

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Why choose bonds?

A bond is a fixed-income investment that lets you lend money to an issuer, such as a government, municipality, or company. In return, the issuer agrees to pay interest over a set period of time and repay the principal at maturity, based on the terms of the bond. Bonds can help add predictable income and stability to an investment plan, but their value can change before maturity if interest rates, credit quality, or market conditions shift.

  • Earn regular interest

    Many bonds pay interest at set intervals, helping create a more predictable income stream.

  • Know the timeline

    Bonds have a maturity date, so you know when the issuer is expected to repay the principal.

  • Add balance to your portfolio

    Fixed-income investments like bonds can help support a more balanced investment mix.

  • Understand the risks

    Bond prices can rise or fall before maturity, especially when interest rates or market conditions change.

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Work with an advisor to review bond options, income needs, timeline, risk, and how fixed income may fit in your portfolio.

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Best for: members who want to make their own investment decisions
Research and manage your own investments online, including bonds and other investment products.


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Fixed-income options for money that needs a steadier role

Bonds can be useful when you want part of your portfolio to focus on income, balance, or lower volatility than stocks. They still carry risk, but they can play a different role than market-growth investments.

  • Income potential

    Many bonds pay interest at regular intervals, which can provide more predictable income and help support short or long-term financial goals.

  • Portfolio balance

    Bonds can add stability to a diversified portfolio and may help offset some of the ups and downs that come with stock market investments.

  • Choice of terms

    Choose from bonds with different issuers, maturity dates, credit ratings, currencies, and yields to find options that better fit your goals and investment timeline.

Types of Bonds available through Aviso Wealth

Through Aviso Wealth, members can access different types of bonds and fixed-income investments. The right option depends on the issuer, term, yield, credit quality, currency, and how the bond fits with the rest of your portfolio.

Federal government

Federal bonds

Issued by the federal government, these bonds can offer a relatively stable source of fixed income and may help add predictability and balance to a diversified investment portfolio.

Provincial government

Provincial bonds

Issued by provincial governments, these bonds can provide regular income and may offer a different balance of yield, term, and credit quality within a fixed-income portfolio.

Canadian corporate

Corporate bonds

Issued by companies that borrow money from investors, corporate bonds can provide income and diversification, with potential returns and risk varying by issuer, term, and credit quality.

Municipal government

Municipal bonds

Issued by municipalities, these bonds can provide fixed-income exposure and may help diversify a portfolio across different government issuers, maturity dates, and income opportunities.

U.S. market

U.S. bonds

U.S. fixed-income investments can broaden your portfolio beyond Canada while introducing additional considerations such as currency movements, market conditions, credit quality, and investment term.

U.S. corporate

U.S. corporate bonds

Issued by U.S. companies, these bonds can provide access to additional fixed-income opportunities while adding considerations such as issuer credit quality, currency exposure, yield, and maturity.

U.S. high yield

U.S. high yield bonds

These U.S. bonds may offer higher income potential in exchange for greater credit risk, making their role within a portfolio especially dependent on your goals and risk comfort.

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