Browse Investing by bonds
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From the sub-prime banking crisis on Wall Street in 2008 to the astounding job loses of January 2009, people who want to invest are looking for safer alternatives to secure their future. One such way is with Treasury Bonds.
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The U.S. Bond Market is similar to the stock market in that it allows investors to buy and sell debt securities on an open and public market. However, the mechanism by which the bond markets operate are very different that the way the various US stock markets are run.
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Determining what U.S. Savings Bonds are worth isn’t as easy as it might seem. Some savings bonds have fixed interest rates, while others have rates that vary every six months. Figuring out what savings bonds are worth is a job for an online savings bond calculator.
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Bond yields can be complicated enough, not to mention the difference between Yield to Maturity, or YTM and Yield to Call, or YTC. But, even if you understand it all, which one do you use?
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Municipal bonds offer investors many advantages including income interest payments that is federal income tax free. This tax advantage allows investors to get the same after-tax yield out of a muni bond that they would get out of a higher interest rate corporate bond.
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Do you know that you can buy certain kinds of US Treasury bonds and Savings Bond directly from the Treasury Department? The Treasury Direct website also can calculate bond value, display interest rates, and give redemption tables. Here is your guide to buying US bonds directly from the government.
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Instead of directly trading in the stock markets, many investors prefer to invest in Mutual Funds and Bonds for moderate gains with less volatility than stocks.
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One of the key pieces in the financial meltdown of 2008 was the rating agencies. These agencies rated vast sums of what are now toxic assets as AAA. Who are these rating agencies and how do they work?
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If 2008 taught us anything, it is that any investment, no matter how highly rated can lose value, so what does that mean for the safety of bonds?
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When buying a corporate bond in the secondary market, it is critically important to find out if the price paid for the bond is justified and the company track record is sound.
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