>The stock market is a great place to buy a share of a corporation's
>profits, but if you want your savings to go directly into productive
>investments instead of straight into another investor's pocket, buy
>a corporate bond.
Hmm, not exactly - it's more likely to fund a takeover or a buyback. If you really want to channel your savings into productive investments, make a bank deposit. Unglamorous, but without old-fashioned working capital loans, the economy would seize up in a week.
Doug