Archive for the ‘Investing’ Category
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Jeffry Evans asked: A bond, simply defined, is a type of investment which is very similar to an IOU. It is a loan in the form of a security with two basic components, the face value (principle), and the coupons (interest rate). The bond is a contract between the issuer ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
Kyle J. Norton asked: Debentures are loans, secured by a corporation, municipality or government. Bonds and debentures are instruments that provide for a maturity at which time the principal will be repaid. In addition to the payback of principal, the borrower will pay interest at stated intervals, usually semi-annually.There are ...
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
Jacob Christopher asked: When negotiating or bidding a construction contract, a chief concern is whether the contractor is competent and capable of doing the given work. Does he have knowledge in the type and size work to be done? Is he financially strong to finance the work and pay his ...
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Tericka asked: I wanna buy some Savings Bonds on the Internet and have them mailed to me. I would buy them from my bank, but my bank is located quite far. How can I easily and conviently buy some savings bonds?SAUL
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Ron Victor asked: License and permit bonds are issued as per the requirement of the government to ensure a guaranteed performance and to carry on the business process legally. License and permit bonds are issued all over the world and it has been issued to the person who engages in ...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Jay asked: I've got two mutual funds that I need to cash out for a down payment on a home. Both are bond funds that invest primarily in Treasury Bonds. I'm closing on the home in late December and I'm wondering if I should cash out now or wait until ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Uchenna Ani-Okoye asked: A bank or establishment will give you bonds in exchange for you lending them cash; they issue bonds that promise to compensate yourself back in the time to come including interest.Bonds are they gamble free?A bond has low gamble elements but it is not gamble free. If ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Ron Victor asked: Mortgage brokers play an essential and important role all over the economy. Nowadays, mortgage broker bond becomes the important bond and it is required for the people who are engaged in the business of mortgage broker business, mortgage lending business. Mortgage brokers or lenders or dealers are ...
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Craig Thornburrow asked: If you invest in a bond and the interest rates begin to fall, this will actually cause the value of your bond to rise. If the interest rates rise on the other hand, this is going to cause the value of your bond to fall. This is ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Cathy Pareto asked: Before we can answer the question “should you invest in individual bonds or bond mutualfunds”, we have to first understand the purpose of owning bonds in your portfolio. Noviceinvestors use bonds as an income generator, relying on yields to supplement living expensesduring retirement. Institutional investors and competent ...
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