Top news video

Definition: A bond is a fixed interest financial asset issued by governments, companies, banks, public utilities and other charitable entities. Bonds pay the bearer a fixed amount a specified end date. A discount bond pays the bearer only at the ending outmoded, while a coupon bond pays the bearer a fixed amount over a specified interval (month, year, etc.) as well as paying a fixed amount at the end date.

Terms related to Bonds: Bond Ratings About.Com Resources on Bonds: Economics – The Dividend Tax Cut and Bonds Stocks – Bonds Ahead of Stocks Financial Planning – Are Savings Bonds Good Investments? Investing for Beginners – Junk Bonds – A Quick Lesson Investing for Beginners – What are bonds? Writing a Term Paper? Here are a few starting points for examine on Bonds:

Books on Bonds: Bond market rules : 50 investing axioms to master bonds on the side of profits or trading – Michael D Sheimo, McGraw-Hill, 2000. Savings bonds : when to hold, when to wrap and the whole shooting match in-between – Daniel J Pederson, Sage Creek Press, 1999. (4th edition) The small investor : a beginner’s guide to stocks, bonds and mutual funds – Jim Gard, Ten Speed Press, 1996. Junk bonds : how high yield securities restructured corporate America – Glenn Yago, Oxford University Press, 1991. Municipal bonds : the comprehensive review of tax-exempt securities and public finance – Robert Lamb; Stephen P Rappaport, McGraw-Hill, 1980.

(Click Here For More References)