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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.

Bonds
  • Fixed Income Essentials
  • Treasury Bonds
  • Municipal Bonds
  • Corporate Bonds
  • Convertible Notes

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?
  • A man pointing a laptop screen with a pen.

    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

  • Default Definition

  • Fixed Income 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
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    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

    What is the Difference Between Yield and Return?

  • Floating-Rate Note – FRN Defination
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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

  • 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
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