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How to Bet on Premium Bonds

By Garry Crystal, eHow UK

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It’s over 50 years since Premium Bonds first went on sale and with 24 million customers buying the bonds, there seems to be little decrease in sales. With online purchases it is now easier than it has ever been to bet on Premium Bonds... more »

How to Claim Lost Savings Bonds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Since every U.S. savings bond is registered with the U.S. Treasury Department under a unique serial number, it is easy to replace it if something happens. By filling out a simple form, known as a PD F 1048, you will be able to claim any savings ... more »

How to Get Started Buying Municipal Bonds

By breezycycle

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Municipal bonds can be an excellent investment. They can be, depending on the economic health of the city, county, or state governments that is issuing municipal bonds for major building major projects for their locality such as schools, ... more »

How to Increase Your Investment Income with Minimal Risk

By Mark Cussen

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While treasury bonds and CDs offer guarantee of principal, they also pay very low rates. When it comes to the tradeoff between risk and reward, utility stocks can be a happy medium... more »

How to Invest in ETFs

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a unique type of security that are part-stock and part-index. ETFs can represent shares in hundreds of companies, yet they can be traded at any time during market hours and can be bought in amounts as small as one ... more »

How to Make Money in U.S. Savings Bonds

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U.S. savings bonds are low-risk loans an individual makes to the government over a fixed period of time. They are an excellent way for many Americans to make money and simultaneously lend financial support to the country as well. You can maximize ... more »

How to Buy Junk Bonds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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A junk bond is just like any other bond in that it is an IOU from a government or corporation that states how much it will pay you back (the principal), with what percent interest (the coupon rate) and the date it will pay you back (the maturity ... more »

How to Get the Most from Your Savings Account by Using Short-Term CD's

By Matt C

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A certificate of Deposit (CD) can offer a better Return On Investment (ROI) than a savings or money market account; but how can you get this without locking up your savings for a substantial amount of time? I've got a surprisingly simple ... more »

How to Invest In A US Government Short-term Fund

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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For United States (US) government short-term bond funds, the average maturity is 1 to 5 years. A minimum of 80 percent of a US government short-term bond fund portfolio consists of US government securities. In 2005, $1.357 trillion was invested ... more »

How to Purchase Corporate Bonds for Investment

By Al Jacobs

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Systematic acquisition and holding of corporate bonds can be a profitable method of long-term investment when done properly... more »

How to Use a Safe-Deposit Box

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Important papers are more secure in a safe-deposit box than in a file at home. Here are some ideas on how to use your safe-deposit box effectively... more »

How to Use Treasury Bills as Leverage

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Investing in Treasury bills, or T-bills, is a great way to secure your invest portfolio. This provides you the option of leverage for other investment strategies. Treasury bills are backed by the U.S. government... more »

How to Buy Bonds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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If stocks are a form of ownership in a company, bonds are more of a pure loan. In effect, you lend money to a company or the government with the guarantee that you'll get it back over time, in exchange for getting paid interest. In that sense, ... more »

How to trade stocks online and double your money (beginner guide)

By imaqueen1975

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How to trade stocks and double your money... more »

How to Calculate the Yield of a Bond

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Yield is an important piece of information to have when you are comparing a bond to other potential investments. Yield is the rate of return that you get with a bond. What a bond pays and the exact amount you can earn depend on variables such as ... more »

How to Invest in an Intermediate Bond Fund

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Intermediate bond funds can be a good choice for building a diversified portfolio. These funds are designed to offer a happy medium, providing higher returns than money market funds, yet requiring less risk than long-term funds. Intermediate bond ... more »

How to Read A Morningstar Rating

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Figuring out whether a stock or fund is worth the investment can be a time-consuming, analytical process. Learning to how to read and understand Morningstar ratings, however, can make this task much easier. Since 1985, Morningstar has been rating ... more »

How to Read Bond Market Tables

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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When you first attempt to read a bond market table, it may look unfamiliar. This is especially true if you are used to reading stock tables in your daily newspaper. Essentially, though, all bond tables contain the same information, whether they ... more »

How to Understanding Agency vs. Principal Transactions

By Zundy

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Have you noticed the notation "agency" or "principal" on your trade confirmations when trading bonds? What does this mean?.. more »

How to Avoid Junk Bonds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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The name says it all: why buy junk? The problem is, how do you know what's junk and what's not? Here are some steps you should follow in order to avoid junk bonds in your portfolio... more »

How to Buy Bonds Online

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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While buying bonds online isn't as easy as buying stocks online, it's cheaper to buy them from Web sites than from retail brokers... more »

How to Buy Tax-Free Bonds

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Bonds are one of the safest investment vehicles. The principal or face value of the bond is paid on a maturity date with interest paid once or twice a year. Municipal bonds, or munis, provide tax-free interest, which makes an attractive ... more »

How to Calculate Bond Yields to Maturity

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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With a little bit of math savvy - or a calculator - you can figure out how much money a bond will make for you as it matures... more »

How to Cash in a Savings Bond

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Cashing in a savings bond is as easy as cashing a personal check. Here's how to do it... more »

How to Manage a Bond Fund

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New investors often feel most comfortable starting out with bond funds. With the most popular bond funds backed by the U.S. government, it's not hard to see why. Since many people assume bond funds involve investing only in the government, you ... more »

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