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2. What are bonds? How they work—and how to invest in them - AOL

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   There are two different ways that investors can earn money by investing in bonds, apart from waiting until your bond reaches maturity to collect your original investment. 1. Collecting interest ...

3. 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 and interest (called the coupon) over a specified amount of time. [1])

4. How to invest in bonds - AOL

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   Bonds are an agreement between an investor and the bond issuer – a company, government, or government agency – to pay the investor a certain amount of interest over a specified time frame.

5. Security (finance) - Wikipedia

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   The most common form of equity interest is common stock, although preferred equity is also a form of capital stock. The holder of an equity is a shareholder, owning a share, or fractional part of the issuer. Unlike debt securities, which typically require regular payments (interest) to the holder, equity securities are not entitled to any payment.

6. Yield (finance) - Wikipedia

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   The current yield is the ratio of the annual interest (coupon) payment and the bond's market price. [4] [5] The yield to maturity is an estimate of the total rate of return anticipated to be earned by an investor who buys a bond at a given market price, holds it to maturity, and receives all interest payments and the payment of par value on ...

7. How often do Treasury bonds pay interest? - AOL

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   Key takeaways. Treasury bonds are government securities that pay a fixed interest rate every six months. A Treasury bond’s coupon rate – or interest paid – stays fixed for the life of the ...

8. United States Savings Bonds - Wikipedia

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   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. Bonds issued in May 2005 or later pay a fixed interest rate for the life of the bond.

9. Stocks vs. bonds: Which is a better choice for you? - AOL

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   Bonds are loans made to governments or corporations and typically generate income for bondholders through interest payments. Bonds tend to be less volatile than stocks, but you can still lose ...