Volatility isn’t easy to quantify.

Getting into corporate bonds isn’t easy, say Nicholas Leach and Patrick O’Toole of CIBC.

Be prepared to capture upward trends, says portfolio manager George Dent.

Investors should approach corporate bonds simply as lower-beta versions of stocks, says Jeff Waldman, first vice president of global fixed income at CIBC Global Asset Management.

Patrick O’Toole, vice-president of global fixed income at CIBC Global Asset Management, adds these securities are riskier than government bonds, since companies are subject to economic forces.

Investors need to be in emerging markets.