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Municipal Bonds - A Safe Bet
If you're an investor that is leery about the state of the economy and the mass of credit issues facing companies then you probably are not sure where to safely put your hard earned money. One conservative yet still liquid option is to invest in Municipal Bo...
Author: Matthew Faery, 13-10-08
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Bond Mutual Funds
• The IMF predicts the US economy to slow down.
• The outlook for Western Europe and Japan isn't too great either.
• Headline inflation has increased in both advanced as well as emerging economies.
• Oil price has doubled over the last six months....
Author: Dilip V Mohan, 18-08-08
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Why Should Stock Traders Consider Bonds?
When it comes to investing in bonds, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone who will convince active traders that there is a place for bonds in their portfolio. There are definite benefits to investment bonds that will help make smart traders even more succes...
Author: Christopher W Smith, 11-08-08
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Where a Surety Bond is Needed
When negotiating or bidding a construction contract, a chief concern is whether the contractor is competent and capable of doing the given work. Does he have knowledge in the type and size work to be done? Is he financially strong to finance the work and pay h...
Author: Jacob Christopher, 10-07-08
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Bonds - Maturity Plus Interest Rates = Volatility and Risk
When it comes to investing in bonds, some of the basic concepts regarding bond risks tend to elude investors. Most understand the risks associated with stocks. If you invest in a stock, and its price increases, you make money, if it drops you lose. But bond ...
Author: H Craig Rappaport, 03-07-08
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Investing in Bonds - Where to Start
Investing in bonds can be an excellent opportunity to make money. In the meantime, the investor is able to properly balance their portfolio so that it is diverse. Having a diverse portfolio actually makes the investor more profitable and investing in bonds i...
Author: Ian Pennington, 03-07-08
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How to Invest Money - Stocks and Bonds
If this is your first time investing money, you might be a little confused by all of the options available to you and the fact that even the safest investment carries real risk. Luckily, there are investment options that have less risk than others, and even ...
Author: Palyn P, 23-05-08
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A Primer on Bonds Valuation
If you follow the bond market, you can observe that prices of bonds are generally decreasing when the economic news are good and increasing when negative. An understanding of this typical valuation of bonds can explain the phenomena.
After reading this docu...
Author: Schoeffel Oliver, 15-05-08
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Performance Surety Bonds
Surety bonds are a contractual agreement between three parties. The issuer of the bond (the surety) joins with the second party (the principal) in guaranteeing to a third party (the obligee) the fulfillment of an obligation on the part of the principal. A typi...
Author: stickystebee, 14-05-08
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Help with Surety Bonds
What is a surety bond? People ask this every time when they are mentioned and understandably so as it’s not a very common term. There are many different types of surety bonds from corporate surety bonds, mortgage bonds and insurance bonds to court bonds, con...
Author: stickystebee, 14-05-08
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