Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

Stocks Versus Bonds

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

John Morris asked: The main difference between a stock and a bond is that stock gives you part ownership in a company whereas bonds are loans made by an investor. Rather than benefiting from company profits the way that stock holders do, bond holders receive a fixed rate of return ...

Are Savings Bonds Still Viable?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Uchenna Ani-Okoye asked: Let's be honest with ourselves, saving bonds are not as risky or as exciting as stocks, but, isn't that basically the point? While there's pretty much no such thing as a no-risk investment, chances are, a savings bond is about as risk-free as your going to get, ...

Are Your Bonds Really Risk Free?

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Jim Pretin asked: If you are new to investing perhaps you are not familiar with bonds. Before you get started, you need to understand some of the risks associated with bond investing. Most people assume that all interest-bearing securities are completely risk free, but this is not the case. Even ...

What Are The Different Types Of Bond Definition?

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Geoff Spencer asked: A bond is a debt security that is run by a government or agency. It usually lasts for long periods of time, or durations, which will take longer to mature. There are many important bond definitions that you should know.The first bond definition you need to know ...

The Name is Bonds, Corporate Bonds

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

James Monahan asked: The stock market may be very intimidating for some people. For most people the money market revolves around just a few things such as cash, checks, and credit cards. But what about the many other instruments you read about in the business section of the newspaper - ...