Articles on Bonds

How to Calculate Bond Yields to Maturity

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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

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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 Find Ratings for Municipal Bonds

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There are many sources you can use to find municipal bond ratings. Many of them are online. Use these steps to find the best ones... 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 »

How to Purchase a Savings Bond

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Since the U.S. government backs savings bonds, they are among the safest long-term investments - and make great gifts for kids... more »

How to Spend Your Tax Rebate Check

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The Bush administration recently announced a plan to send most Americans a rebate check to stimulate the economy. Americans could get a $600 rebate($1200 per married couple), and those with children may get an additional $300 for each child. ... more »

How to Buy and Hold Bonds

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When you buy and hold a bond, you are gaining the interest over time made on the money you paid for the bond. You will regain the principal amount of the bond as well as an extra amount when you sell it back. In an unstable economy, it is a ... 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 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 Buy Corporate Bonds

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Corporate bonds are a way to make loans to a specific company that will be paid back over a predetermined amount of time. By using a variety of financial resources, you will be able to locate and purchase the corporate bonds that will best ... more »

How to Issue Corporate Bonds

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Corporate bonds differ from corporate stocks in that they are long-term loans that pay fixed rates of interest, as opposed to offering dividends that go up and down with the value of the company. A corporation will issue bonds in order to provide ... more »

How to Methods of Bond Investing

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Trouble understanding the murky world of bonds? Want to invest in bonds but not sure what you are paying? Read here to understand some of the fundamentals associated with the cost of bonds and how to evalute the differences... more »

How to Purchase Municipal Bonds

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Investing in municipal bonds can be attractive. Earned interest is not taxed federally (though it can make you subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax). Under certain conditions, it is not taxed by state or local governments either. Munis are a ... more »

How to Buy Canadian Government Bonds

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Investing in foreign government bonds from developed countries with efficient markets, such as Canada, is often less risky than investing in emerging markets. While yields from bonds in developing countries could be higher, the markets are also ... more »

How to Buy Government Bonds

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Government bonds are federal debt obligations. Investors purchase these "debts" that will be paid back to them over time with interest. They are relatively safe investments and offer a good hedge against market fluctuations. You can buy these ... more »

How to Calculate the Par Value of a Bond

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A bond is essentially an IOU for a loan, where you are loaning money to a government, corporation, or other entity. The entity agrees to pay back your principal plus a certain amount of interest when the loan becomes due, or matures. Par value of ... more »

How to Cash in Savings Bonds

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Cashing in a savings bond (a low-interest loan to the issuer) is easy to do. Since bonds are among the most liquid of investments, and you can cash them in using 2 methods. You can take the savings bond back directly to the issuing authority, ... more »

How to Purchase an EE Savings Bond

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Series EE Bonds are a popular option for investing for children. Easy to purchase, they offer a reasonable and safe return. When purchased in amounts half of face value, the bonds take several years to reach maturity and continue to earn interest ... more »

How to Replace a Lost Savings Bond

By Mark Cussen

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If you've lost one of your savings bonds, it's not gone forever. You can get a replacement relatively easily via the Internet. This article shows you how... more »

How to Sell Savings Bonds

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Since most bonds issued by the United States Treasury are extremely liquid, and easy to redeem through a number of methods, you should have no problem successfully selling savings bonds. You can use a secondary market, such as a brokerage house, ... more »

How to Trade Savings Bonds

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Once you have purchased a savings bond from the U.S. Treasury Department, you are free to trade it on the secondary market, such as an independent broker or financial institution. Knowing how to properly follow the procedures, as well as how to ... more »

How to Use Convertible Bonds

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Convertible bonds are a hybrid security. They are issued as bonds but can later be exchanged for a set number of shares of a company's common stock ("converting"). Like other bonds, they come with a fixed interest rate (coupon rate) and a ... more »

How to Avoid Bond Scams

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There are many people who are trying to sell bogus bonds to investors. These bond scams involve over-priced and hyped-up high-yield bonds or the sale of historical bonds. When an investment opportunity seems too good to be true, it often isn't ... more »

How to Avoid Defaulting Bonds

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Investment bonds are an excellent source of stability and revenue to add to an investment portfolio. To gain the benefits of investment bonds, do a little homework. Bonds are rated based on the ability of the source to return the value and ... more »

How to Avoid Junk Bonds

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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... more »

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