Category: Bonds & Bond Funds

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Long Term Bonds: Good for you or good for the brokerage firms?

By Bryan Binkholder on Jul 26, 2010 in Bonds & Bond Funds, Featured, Investing, Investing, Retirement Planning

Many investors are being drawn into long term corporate bonds while not fully understanding the risks associated with this type of investment. As you will learn, the general idea of fixed income investments are for security and stability in your portfolio. While a bond seems to be more secure than stocks, the [...]

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Municipal Bonds: The Next Crisis?

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Bonds & Bond Funds

Originally posted on May 6th, 2009

Municipal Bonds–NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/business/economy/08muni.htm

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Investing In Long-Term Bonds–A Good or Bad Decision?

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Bonds & Bond Funds

The Effect of Interest Rates on Bond Pricing, DOC
Click on the document above to find out how the price of a bond is affected by changes in interest rates.
Optimal Bond Maturity & Holdings, PDF
This file contains an example of how you determine the exact length (maturity) of a bond to purchase to give the best [...]

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Are Bond Mutual Funds A Good Idea? Who Benefits?

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Bonds & Bond Funds, Mutual Funds

(Click on title to watch the video)
Bond funds or mutual funds primarily composed of bonds are sold to investors as a way to ‘diversify’ your risk when investing in bonds. The problem is that when times get tough, bond mutual fund managers must liquidate bond holdings to cover redemptions thus causing investors who are attempting [...]