How to Research Bonds With Yahoo Finance

The Yahoo Finance Web site offers extensive information on bonds. You can get information on current quotes as well as access to tools for researching bonds and general information so that you can educate yourself on how bond trading works.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

Learn all About Bonds With Yahoo Finance

1. Learn all about bonds. Yahoo Finance offers a Bond Education resource that allows users to read everything from the definition of a bond to market trends and much more.

2. Click on the Finance link on Yahoo's home page to enter the Yahoo Finance home page (see Resources below).

3. Click on the 'Bonds' link under the 'Investments' tab on the Yahoo Finance home page. You will arrive at the Bond home page. Click on the link that says 'Primer' under the Bonds Education section on the side of the page. This will bring you the Bond Education page.

4. Click on links within the Overview section to read basic bond definitions and trends.

5. Click on various links within the 'Types of Bonds' section to research all the different kinds of bonds that exist.

6. Click on the links under 'Bond Strategies' to read articles about different approaches to investing in bonds.

Research Bonds With Yahoo Finance

7. Go to the Yahoo home page and click on the 'Finances' link in the list of services. This will take you to the Yahoo Finance home page.

8. Click on the 'Bonds' link under the 'Investing' tab on the Yahoo Finance home page to view a list of US Treasury Bonds rates and related articles.

9. Select titles within the Bond News section to read up-to-the-minute news on the latest developments in bonds.

10. Click on links in the Tools section to research composite bond rates, bond screens and a complete bond market summary.

11. Go to Yahoo Finance Help and click on the 'Bonds' link to bring up links to pages that provide information on understanding bonds.

Tips & Warnings

• Create your own Yahoo account to enjoy the full spectrum of services offered through Yahoo Finance. Just click on the 'Sign Up' link on the Yahoo home page and fill out the registration form to set up your own free account with Yahoo.
• Be aware that scammers sometimes try to gain access to people's personal information by posing as employees of legitimate companies on the phone or in unsolicited emails. Yahoo will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or by email. Do not give out your Yahoo password.

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