Gilt-edge securities are those considered the safest
investments. If they were stocks, they'd be called Blue Chips.
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The cast of Gilt Edge Stocks - 1913 includes: William Brunton as
James Fleece Helen Holmes as Maude Warren
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A very, very good bond.
The term used to apply only to government bonds from England, Ireland and South Africa. The certificates had gold on the edges, hence the name. Now, any very secure bond is referred to as a "gilt-edge" security.