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Fixed Income Essentials
  • Guide to Fixed Income
Bonds Fixed Income Essentials

Fixed Income Essentials

Bonds, or fixed income securities, offer a fixed payment over time. The biggest risk is that the issuer defaults and is not able to pay back the principal or coupons due.

Fixed Income Essentials
  • Guide to Fixed Income
Yield to Maturity vs. Coupon Rate: What's the Difference?
A bond's coupon rate is the interest earned on the bond over its lifetime, while its yield to maturity reflects its changing value in th...
  • Callable Bond Definition
  • Fixed-Income Security Definition
  • Par Value vs. Face Value: What's the Difference?
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    What is the difference between a zero-coupon bond and a regular bond?
  • Debenture vs. Bond: What's the Difference?
  • Convexity Definition
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    Convertible Bond Definition
  • Debenture Definition
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    Default Definition
  • Junk Bond Definition
  • Repurchase Agreement (Repo)
  • Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Definition
  • $1000 Denomination US Savings Bonds
    Treasury Bills (T-Bills) Definition
  • Yield to Maturity (YTM) Definition
  • Chart showing growth
    What the Rule of 72 Reveals About the Future of an Investment
  • Businessman Using a Mobile Device to Check Market Data
    Original Issue Discount – OID Definition
  • U.S. War Savings Bond
    War Bond Definition
  • U.S. Bonds vs. Bills and Notes: How Are They Different?
  • A woman hand working with calculator sitting at a desk.
    Calculating Yield to Maturity of a Zero-Coupon Bond
  • A papers with title short term bonds on the desk.
    Yield to Maturity – YTM vs. Spot Rate. What's the Difference?
  • Asian Young Man in Blue Shirt Holding Pen Working
    Yield vs Interest Rate: What's the Difference?
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    Call Provision Definition
  • Clean Price Definition
  • Business Woman Thinking Account
    Discount Bond Definition
  • Premium Bond Definition
  • Duration and Convexity to Measure Bond Risk
  • Pros and Cons of Money Market Funds
  • Midsection Businessmen Analyzing Charts on Laptop in Office
    Asset-Backed Security – ABS vs. Collateralized Debt Obligation – CDO
  • Macaulay Duration vs. Modified Duration
  • Preference Shares vs. Debentures: What’s the Difference?
  • Woman Using Calculator
    Yield vs. Return: What's the Difference?
  • Floating-Rate Note (FRN) Definition
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    Sovereign Credit Rating Definition
  • Time Deposit Definition
  • A macro photo of trading terminal on PC monitor.
    Spot Rate Treasury Curve Definition
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    Interest Rate Risk
  • Male trader at work
    Bondholder Definition
  • CDs vs. Bonds: What’s the Difference?
  • U.S. Savings Bonds: Series EE vs. Series I: What's the Difference?
  • Term Deposit Definition
  • How Does an Investor Make Money On Bonds?
  • Where can I buy government bonds?
  • How to Compare the Yields of Different Bonds
  • The Macaulay Duration of a Zero-Coupon Bond in Excel
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    Are High-Risk Bonds Really Too Risky?
  • Duration
  • Hand of a stock broker analyzing line graph on computer screen.
    Pros and Cons of Inflation-Linked Bonds
  • Government bonds written in a note.
    How a Federal Bond Gets Issued
  • What Is the Difference Between a Gilt-Edged Bond and a Regular Bond?
  • How do I use the holding period return yield to evaluate my bond portfolio?
  • Debt Financing Definition
  • Government Bond
    Treasury Yield Definition
  • U.S. Savings Bonds
  • Yield Definition
  • The Impact of an Inverted Yield Curve
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    Time to Cash in Your U.S. Savings Bonds?
  • Businessperson Working With Business Document and Laptop on the Table
    How to Make Entries for Accrued Interest in Accounting
  • Inverted Yield Curve Definition
  • Financial advisor having a meeting with clients
    When is a bond's coupon rate and yield to maturity the same?
  • Bond Valuation Definition
  • Corporate Bond Definition
  • $1000 Denomination US Savings Bonds
    Treasury Bond (T-Bond) Definition
  • Convertible vs Reverse Convertible Bonds
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