That would provide a yield of 2.9 percent.

The bonds currently trade to provide investors a yield of about 3 percent plus inflation.

This method provides a yield for a 10-year maturity, for example, even if no outstanding security has exactly 10 years remaining to maturity.

It provides a high-dividend yield, has a healthy balance sheet, and generates a robust cash flow.

This thrift institution's annual dividend rate of 40 cents a share provides a yield of about 5 percent.

Open cell foams provide a better economical yield.

"Under the worst-case scenario, the company might reduce its dividend by one-third, but that would still provide a yield of 10 percent, based on current costs."

But their rates are in effect for only a few months and they provide a lower yield than would be expected from longer-term, inflation-indexed securities.

Their rationale is that such securities recently provided a yield of around 9 percent, or only slightly less than the return on 30-year bonds.

Much of his or her money was in the bank, or perhaps in Treasury bills, providing a guaranteed yield with no principal risk.