Bonds are a fairly risky investment if they're not backed by a strong company. If you're confident in the company the risks are not great. However if that company starts to fail the bonds can decline in value rapidly.
Most investors tends to buy corporate bonds cause its risky thus the rate of return are grater than those of government bonds most of the time, while bonds are much more safer than most stocks.
Tech Stocks will be generally more volatile and thus considered more risky.
No. You are taxed on any income, including the annual returns from your investments.
Corporate bonds are issued by a company, Treasury bonds by the government
"Corporate Bonds" I put a linked list of Corporate Bonds below
-U.S. Treasury bonds -Corporate bonds -Junk bonds
Yes, it is safe to buy corporate bonds. You can read more about it at monevator.com/2010/02/03/is-it-safe-to-invest-in-corporate-bonds/.
International Lease finance bonds, rates, and yields are listed next to similar bonds to help you make a better decision. http://investment-income.net/rates/corporate-bonds-rate-page
You can buy corporate bonds quite easily on the internet. A website that you could use to buy corporate bonds is Fidelity where they have a website set up so you can easily buy these bonds.
Stocks.
corporate stock, municipal stocks, U.S savings bonds, corporate bonds?
The purchase of corporate bonds has gotten easier in recent years. Corporate bonds can be purchased through an online brokerage account for a flat commission rate.