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Zero-coupon bonds (or zeros, as they are called) differ from other debt obligations in that they don’t pay out a stream of interest payments. Instead, theyâ€... |
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It's a fairly straightforward connection to make that stock prices are somehow related to a company's earnings. But exactly what makes stock prices move, and ho... |
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Why do so many investors choose to risk their money in the stock market? There are many other investment vehicles out there, including real estate, precious met... |
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A stock's beta is a comparative measure of how the stock performs relative to the market as a whole. The basic premise is that a rising market generally tends t... |
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Part 2: Types of Treasury Securities In Part 1 of this series, the importance of U.S. Treasury securities was discussed, along with their advantages and disadva... |
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Part 1: Advantages and Disadvantages United States Treasury securities , also known as Treasuries, are fixed-income security instruments issued by the U.S. Trea... |
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Part 2: Understanding Bond Yields and Interest In Part 1 of Trading in the Fixed Income Market we discussed the market valuation of bonds. However, the first th... |
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Part 1: Buying Bonds The fixed income market (which is simply a different name for the bond market ) is composed of securities that represent portions of loans ... |
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Municipal bonds are debt obligations of states, cities, and other public subdivisions. Most, but not all, of them pay interest that is exempt from federal incom... |
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There are many different types of stocks which can be invested in based upon your financial position, your risk comfort level, and your investment goals. In ord... |
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A bond is a security instrument which acknowledges that the issuer has borrowed money and must repay it to the bondholder at a specified rate of interest over a... |
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Stocks and bonds are two of the most common investment securities available. They, along with mutual funds , are generally considered to be staples of a well-di... |
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On occasion companies choose to conserve their useable cash by paying their shareholders with stock dividends , which, as the name implies, are dividends that a... |
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Generally, there are five basic methods that the investing public uses to identify and purchase the stocks they buy. This is not to imply that any particular in... |
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Most investors focus their attention on finding stocks that will go up in value. However, its just as possible to make money from stocks whose values are declin... |
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There are currently hundreds of companies that offer direct stock-purchasing plans . Also known as no-load stocks , most of them are available from large, estab... |
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Preferred stock is a specific type of stock which has very different characteristics from common stock . Like common stock, proceeds from the sale of preferred ... |
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Options are contracts under which the buyer obtains from the seller the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or call ) or sell ( put ) a predetermined amount ... |
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It's fairly likely that most people have heard the term junk bond ; it's also just as likely that the term is somewhat misunderstood. Junk bonds are not a speci... |
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As an employee, you could simultaneously be in both the best and worst positions to analyze the financial prospects of the company you work for. Ideally, you're... |
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