A stock buys you a share of a company. A bond buys you a promise from one.

In a bankruptcy the bondholders are paid first and the shareholders are often paid nothing at all.

When interest rates rise, the bond you already own falls in price, because newer bonds pay more.

UK gilts are exempt from Capital Gains Tax, which is one of the few genuinely free lunches in investing.

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