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
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 at its face value, 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?

What is the difference between a zero-coupon bond and a regular bond?
Debenture vs. Bond: What's the Difference?
Convexity Definition
Convertible Bond Definition
Debenture Definition
Default Definition
Fixed Income Definition
Junk Bond Definition
Repurchase Agreement (Repo)
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities – TIPS Definition
Treasury Bills – T-Bills Definition
Yield to Maturity (YTM) Definition
What the Rule of 72 Reveals About the Future of an Investment
Original Issue Discount – OID Definition
War Bond Definition
U.S. Bonds vs. Bills and Notes: How Are They Different?
Calculating Yield to Maturity of a Zero-Coupon Bond
Yield to Maturity – YTM vs. Spot Rate. What's the Difference?
Yield vs Interest Rate: What's the Difference?
Call Provision Definition
Clean Price Definition
Discount Bond Definition
Premium Bond Definition
Duration and Convexity to Measure Bond Risk
Pros and Cons of Money Market Funds
Asset-Backed Security – ABS vs. Collateralized Debt Obligation – CDO
Macaulay Duration vs. Modified Duration
Preference Shares vs. Debentures: What’s the Difference?
What is the Difference Between Yield and Return?
Floating-Rate Note – FRN Defination
Sovereign Credit Rating Definition
Time Deposit Definition
Spot Rate Treasury Curve Definition
Interest Rate Risk
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
Are High-Risk Bonds Really Too Risky?
Duration
Pros and Cons of Inflation-Linked Bonds
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
Treasury Yield
U.S. Savings Bonds
Yield
The Impact of an Inverted Yield Curve
Time to Cash in Your U.S. Savings Bonds?
How to Make Entries for Accrued Interest in Accounting
Inverted Yield Curve Definition
When is a bond's coupon rate and yield to maturity the same?
Bond Valuation Definition
Corporate Bond Definition
Treasury Bond (T-Bond) Definition

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.

Yield to Maturity vs. Coupon Rate: What's the Difference?

Callable Bond Definition

Fixed-Income Security Definition

Par Value vs. Face Value: What's the Difference?

What is the difference between a zero-coupon bond and a regular bond?

Debenture vs. Bond: What's the Difference?

Convexity Definition

Convertible Bond Definition

Debenture Definition

Default Definition

Fixed Income Definition

Junk Bond Definition

Repurchase Agreement (Repo)

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities – TIPS Definition

Treasury Bills – T-Bills Definition

Yield to Maturity (YTM) Definition

What the Rule of 72 Reveals About the Future of an Investment

Original Issue Discount – OID Definition

War Bond Definition

U.S. Bonds vs. Bills and Notes: How Are They Different?

Calculating Yield to Maturity of a Zero-Coupon Bond

Yield to Maturity – YTM vs. Spot Rate. What's the Difference?

Yield vs Interest Rate: What's the Difference?

Call Provision Definition

Clean Price Definition

Discount Bond Definition

Premium Bond Definition

Duration and Convexity to Measure Bond Risk

Pros and Cons of Money Market Funds

Asset-Backed Security – ABS vs. Collateralized Debt Obligation – CDO

Macaulay Duration vs. Modified Duration

Preference Shares vs. Debentures: What’s the Difference?

What is the Difference Between Yield and Return?

Floating-Rate Note – FRN Defination

Sovereign Credit Rating Definition

Time Deposit Definition

Spot Rate Treasury Curve Definition

Interest Rate Risk

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

Are High-Risk Bonds Really Too Risky?

Duration

Pros and Cons of Inflation-Linked Bonds

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

Treasury Yield

U.S. Savings Bonds

Yield

The Impact of an Inverted Yield Curve

Time to Cash in Your U.S. Savings Bonds?

How to Make Entries for Accrued Interest in Accounting

Inverted Yield Curve Definition

When is a bond's coupon rate and yield to maturity the same?

Bond Valuation Definition

Corporate Bond Definition

Treasury Bond (T-Bond) Definition