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  2. Bond (finance) - Wikipedia

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    In finance, a bond is a type of security under which the issuer owes the holder a debt, and is obliged – depending on the terms – to provide cash flow to the creditor (e.g. repay the principal (i.e. amount borrowed) of the bond at the maturity date as well as interest (called the coupon) over a specified amount of time. [1])

  3. Financial instrument - Wikipedia

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    Financial instruments are monetary contracts between parties. They can be created, traded, modified and settled. They can be cash (currency), evidence of an ownership, interest in an entity or a contractual right to receive or deliver in the form of currency (forex); debt (bonds, loans); equity (); or derivatives (options, futures, forwards).

  4. United States Savings Bonds - Wikipedia

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    The bond will continue to earn the fixed rate for 10 more years. All interest is paid when the holder cashes the bond. For bonds issued before May 2005, the interest rate was an adjustable rate recomputed every six months at 90% of the average five-year Treasury yield for the preceding six months.

  5. Bonds vs. bond funds: Which is right for you? - AOL

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    A bond fund is a pool of money collected from multiple investors to purchase a variety of bonds. Professional fund managers select and manage the bonds within the fund or, in some cases, track a ...

  6. Money - Wikipedia

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    The definition of money says it is money only "in a particular country or socio-economic context". In general, communities only use a single measure of value, which can be identified in the prices of goods listed for sale. There might be multiple media of exchange, which can be observed by what is given to purchase goods ("medium of exchange ...

  7. Bond fund - Wikipedia

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    A bond fund or debt fund is a fund that invests in bonds, or other debt securities. [1] Bond funds can be contrasted with stock funds and money funds.Bond funds typically pay periodic dividends that include interest payments on the fund's underlying securities plus periodic realized capital appreciation.

  8. Government bond - Wikipedia

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    A government bond or sovereign bond is a form of bond issued by a government to support public spending. It generally includes a commitment to pay periodic interest , called coupon payments , and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

  9. Cash and cash equivalents - Wikipedia

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    Money market funds are similar to checking accounts, but they mostly pay higher interest rates generated on deposited funds. [16] Net asset Value (NAV) of Money Market funds maintains stable compared to other mutual funds and its share price is constant: $1.00 per share.