BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 26, 2000 ISSUE
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Best Buys in Bonds

  Yield Comment
Two-Year Treasury 6.5% Highest yield of all Treasuries
Two-Year AAA Muni 4.74 Aftertax returns can beat Treasuries
TIPS 7.12* Inflation-adjusted returns
Ford Motor Credit 2010 7.92 Good yield, minimum risk
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 2005 7.75 Decent yield, minimum risk
*Assumes 3% inflation
DATA: Bloomberg Financial Services


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