Investing

Valuation of a company in terms of its shares is a long and effort-taking process. Yet individual investors will find…

Sinking-Fund Provisions A sinking fund is money taken from a corporation’s earnings that is used to redeem bonds periodically, before…

Investors buy corporates for a variety of reasons: Attractive Yields Corporates usually offer higher yields than comparable-maturity government bonds or…

Even if you are a Harvard professor, an economist and an authority on financing a college education, finding the right…

Exchange funds allow investors a tax-free means to diversify a low-cost-basis and/or restricted stock position. Exchange funds allow investors to…

Corporate Bonds (also called corporates) are debt obligations, or IOUs, issued by private and public corporations. They are typically issued…

One of the best, though little practiced, ways to outrun a mild loss of purchasing power is through stock index…

Like all bonds, corporates tend to rise in value when interest rates fall, and they fall in value when interest…

Interest Payments Corporate bond interest is usually paid semiannually. Zero-coupon bonds pay no periodic interest. Forms of Issuance Corporate bonds…

There are a few types of Fixed Income Securities. Corporate Bonds Corporate bonds (also called corporates) are debt obligations, or…