Investing for the future is important for anyone. Whether your financial goal is to eventually retire, purchase a home, or to simply improve your financial position, considering all of your investment options is very important. One form of investment that you should consider are mortgage backed bonds.  
  
A mortgage backed bond is a unique form of investment that provides many advantages to investors. A mortgage backed bond is formed when a mortgage lender originates many different mortgages to people all over the country. They then are able to package these mortgages together and sell the loans back to a pool of investors.  
 
When you buy into one of these bonds, you are essentially buying a share of a pool of these mortgages. Investors are able to choose between a variety of different structures and pools of these bonds. The pools are structured based on the typical credit profile of the underlying mortgage. 
 
The mortgage-backed bonds provide a variety of unique advantages to investors. One of the advantages of these bonds is that it provides a rather low-risk investment option. While there were challenges with these bonds in the past, the nationwide mortgage default rate is rather low today. Plus, your investment is allocated across hundreds or thousands of loans, which diversifies your investment and offers an attractive risk profile. 
 
Another advantage of mortgage-backed bonds is that they offer a good investment return. Compared to other forms of bonds, the rates on a mortgage-backed security is higher and more attractive. This can make it a good addition to any investment portfolio.