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Investment PortfoliosModern Portfolio Theories Investment Strategy Practical Portfolio Management Info Diversification Ratings Activities Abroad Trading Markets

Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

Technical Analysis and TradingAnalysis Basics Technical Indicators Trading Models Patterns Trading Options Trading Forex Trading Commodities Speculative Investments

Cryptocurrencies and BlockchainBlockchain Bitcoin Ethereum Litecoin Ripple Taxes and Regulation

RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

Corporate BasicsBasics Corporate Structure Corporate Fundamentals Corporate Debt Risks Economics Corporate Accounting Dividends Earnings

What are Bond Ratings?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, fixed income, bonds, 2008, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, AAA-rating, Enron, American International Group (AIG), BBB, investment basics, bond ratings,

What is Assessed Value?

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Keywords: Fair Market Value (FMV), ask price, appraised value, property taxes, municipal bond ratings,

What is a Bond?

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Keywords: investments, fixed income, leverage, bonds, corporate and municipal debt, investment basics,

What is a Callable Bond?

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Keywords: interest rates, bonds, debt, bond, callable,

What Happens to the Price of a Bond After I Buy It?

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Keywords: fixed income, secondary market, yield, bond prices,

How Do I Structure My Bond Portfolio?

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Keywords: fixed income, portfolio management, interest rates, bonds, investment portfolio, bond ladder, barbell strategy, bond portfolio strategy, bullet strategy,

What is an Income Bond?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, bonds, coupon payments, corporate bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, cumulative frequency,

What is Par Value?

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Keywords: stocks, bonds, discounting, inverse correlation, premium, par value,

A/A2 — credit rating

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Keywords: bankruptcy, default risk, S&P, risk premium, Moody's, Fitch, investment grade bonds, upper middle investment grade,

What is a Bond Coupon?

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Keywords: interest rates, bonds, bond, bond coupons, coupon payments, investment basics,

Is There Anything Else I Need to Know About Bonds?

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Keywords: fixed income, bonds, bond ladder, high yield bonds, bond funds, yield curve, interest rate environment, floating rate bonds, investment basics,

What is a Convertible Bond?

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Keywords: equity, Stock, bond, interest rate, convertible securities,

What is Accrual Rate?

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Keywords: bonds, secondary market, accrual accounting, coupon rate, defined benefit pension plan,

What is an Interest Rate?

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Keywords: bonds, interest rate, loans, provisions, cost of money,

What Types of Bonds Are There?

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Keywords: investments, fixed income, bonds, corporate bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, treasury notes, munis, investment basics,

What is a Yield Curve?

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Keywords: fixed income, interest rates, bonds, yield curve, inverted,

B/B2 — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, default rate, recovery rate, credit ratings,

AAA/Aaa — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, default risk, credit rating, S&P, Moody's, Fitch, ratings agencies,

What is Income Risk?

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Keywords: retirement planning, bonds, income, corporate bonds, bond funds, retirement income,

What is the Bond Market?

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Keywords: mutual funds, bonds, asset-backed securities, high yield bonds, Hedge Funds, banking institutions, primary and secondary markets, pension funds, bond prices,

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