Bond Yields Really Low: What's a Yield Craving Investor to Do?

New York (CNN Business)If you've been putting cash into bonds because you want an investment that offers steady income, then you can't be too pleased.

The yield on the benchmark US 10-Year Treasury note is painfully low at just 1.84%. That's below the inflation rate of around 2.1%, but Treasuries are like roulette machines spitting out cash compared to bonds from many other countries.