Is Yield an indicator of Safety of Money, Risk or Growth???

Just For Thinking ....

10 Aug 2012 : Yield of 10-Year SGS Bond is 1.38% Dividend yield of Kep Corp: 3.9% Dividend yield of Semb Corp: 2.7% Dividend yield of DBS: 3.8% What does the above yield telling us in the mind of investors who have 10-year investing time frame? Is Yield an indicator of Safety of Money, Risk or Growth at what opportunity costs??? Singapore Government Securities - Benchmarks

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Treasury Bills Bonds 3-Mth 6-Mth 1-Year 2-Year 5-Year 10-Year 15-Year 20-Year 30-Year Issue Code Coupon Rate Maturity Date BQ12131V 08 Nov 2012 BS12102S 07 Feb 2013 BY12100T 02 May 2013 N212100H 0.250% 01 Feb 2014 N710100Z 2.375% 01 Apr 2017 NY07100X 3.125% 01 Sep 2022 NY09100H 3.000% 01 Sep 2024 NZ10100F 2.875% 01 Sep 2030 NA12100N 2.750% 01 Apr 2042 Yield Yield Yield Price Yield Price Yield Price Yield Price Yield Price Yield Price Yield 02 Aug 2012 0.23 0.23 0.23 100.10 0.18 108.95 0.43 115.81 1.43 114.18 1.70 112.57 2.04 108.09 2.37 03 Aug 2012 0.23 0.23 0.24 100.10 0.18 108.98 0.43 115.86 1.43 114.21 1.69 112.62 2.04 108.14 2.37 06 Aug 2012 0.23 0.24 0.23 100.09 0.19 108.94 0.43 115.83 1.43 114.11 1.70 112.46 2.05 107.89 2.38 07 Aug 2012 0.23 0.25 0.24 100.09 0.19 108.99 0.42 116.00 1.41 114.16 1.70 112.53 2.04 108.07 2.37 08 Aug 2012 0.24 0.25 0.23 100.09 0.19 108.99 0.42 116.10 1.40 114.20 1.69 112.48 2.05 107.94 2.38 10 Aug 2012 0.24 0.24 0.24 100.08 0.20 108.97 0.42 116.31 1.38 114.34 1.68 112.65 2.03 108.16 2.37

* Data reflect bid rates quoted by SGS primary dealers.
* Yield is quoted as % p.a.
* Bond price is quoted in S$ per S$100 of principal amount, excluding any applicable accrued interest (i.e. on clean basis).