7) Some of the advantages and/or disadvantages of stocks versus bonds are: a) Stocks can provide very high returns, but the risks of losing the entire investment are quite high and owners of stocks do not have voting rights; Bonds provide owners with the right to vote on corporate issues and also have the advantage of being considered an expense, which makes them tax deductible, but they only provide a limited returm b) Stocks provide owners with the right to vote on corporate issues and can also provide very high retuns, but the risks of losing the entire investment are quite high; Bonds have the advantage of being considered an expense, which makes them tax deductible, but they only provide a limited return and their owners do not have voting rights