Invest in Bonds at RBC Direct Investing

Predictable Income and Returns

If you’re looking for a conservative investment to reduce the overall risk in your portfolio, consider bonds. When you purchase a bond, you become a creditor to the bond issuer, who promises to pay you a certain amount of interest for a specific time period, and to repay your principal investment at the bond’s maturity.

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Benefits of Investing in Bonds With Us

Large Inventories

Access one of the largest bond inventories in Canada.

Wide Range of Choices

Choose from government, provincial and municipal bonds; investment grade corporate bonds; high yield bonds; strip bonds¹ and residual bonds.

Filter Opportunities

Use the Fixed Income Screener to filter and identify investments that meet your needs.

Access to New Issues

You can sign up for customized email alerts for new issues including a variety of newly issued investment products such as preferred shares, follow-on equity offers, closed-end funds, principal protected notes and bonds.

“What are the Commissions on Bonds and GICs?”

The commission for GICs is included in the quoted price². For T–bills, Bonds, Debentures and Money Market Instruments, a commission of $25 to $250 per transaction³ is included in quoted price.

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“I need my investments to provide regular income.”

Try investing in different bonds through a Practice Account and see how they can satisfy your cash flow needs.

Practice Accounts

“How can I find investment opportunities?”

Easily search for bonds, money market instruments and GICs based on your specific needs using the Fixed Income Screener.

Fixed Income Screener

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Legal Disclaimer 1)

Strip bonds are not suitable for all investors. Regulations require that all existing and potential strip bond clients be provided with the Strip Bond Risk Disclosure in advance of any strip bond transaction. This document is provided to you when you opened your accounts and can be found in your Welcome kit.

Legal Disclaimer 2)

GIC remuneration does not have a maximum or minimum amount per transaction.

Legal Disclaimer 3)

For Treasury bills, bonds, strip bonds, debentures and other money market instruments, the commission is included in the quoted price. The minimum commission is $25 per transaction ($43 minimum commission for orders placed using an Investment Services Representative) and the maximum commission is $250 per transaction for all orders. Commissions for exchange-listed debentures are charged according to the Stocks Commission Schedule.