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Reading Time: 8 minutesFinance can provide various investment opportunities to investors – with some being risky and high while others have lower risk, but offer various returns. However, there is…
Reading Time: 7 minutesCorporate bonds are an essential component of the financial system where corporations raise their finances. They offer a safer investment route for investors, thereby helping corporate organizations…
Reading Time: 9 minutesIntroduction Bond market, the fashionable name for fixed income market, is the bedrock of world financial structure. Bonds are perhaps one of the largest instruments for raising…
Reading Time: 9 minutesBonds have emerged as some of the most common forms of investments for both individuals and institutions, especially those that want to diversify in the portfolio for…
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction In the world of fixed-income securities, one of the most vital concepts to understanding how prices may respond to interest rate changes is duration. While effective…
Reading Time: 5 minutesBonds are the securities that represent the loan an investor lends to a borrower. This could either be the government or even a firm. They make up…
Reading Time: 5 minutesPerpetual Bonds vs. Other Fixed- Income Securities Fixed-income securities generate known and predictable interest payments. They are considered one of the building blocks of any diversified investment…
Reading Time: 5 minutesFixed Income Securities are those instruments which make it possible to generate steady income for the investors, through payments in the form of interest. Generally, they are…
Reading Time: 5 minutes What are Perpetual Bonds? Perpetual bonds are also known as “perps” or “perpetuities,” which are simply special bonds with no maturity date. Unlike regular bonds, in…
Reading Time: 4 minutes What Is a Bond? Think of a bond like a loan. When you purchase a bond, you are essentially lending money to an organization-be it a…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroduction The presence of fixed-income instruments, majorly bonds, has been an integral part of the world of finance. It offers investors a predictable stream of income and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is Inflation-Indexed Bonds? Inflation Indexed Bonds, for the first time in the world, introduced government-guaranteed securities with the following feature: they help to protect a portfolio…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroduction Bonds are popular investment instruments that provide a steady income stream and, in many cases, a lower-risk alternative to stocks. Bonds represent a loan from an…
Reading Time: 2 minutesStocks and bonds are the two most popular investments options, though they are different with respect to form, purpose, as well as risk. It is essential for…
Reading Time: 5 minutesBonds are arguably the most highly employed form of debt in capital markets. In the most basic sense, bonds are loans made by investors to corporations, states…
Reading Time: 5 minutesDefinition of Bond A bond is a debt product sold by governments, municipalities, or corporations to raise capital. An issuer promises investors the return of periodic interest…
Reading Time: 5 minutesGovernment bonds are debt security or bonds issued by the central or state governments in financing their expenditure and deficit management. You essentially lend money to the…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Government bonds in India are essentially debt securities issued by the government to raise funds to finance various projects and to manage fiscal deficits. Buying government…
Reading Time: 4 minutesInflation-indexed bonds are a type of fixed income security that offers protection from inflation, that is, the gradual increase in general levels of prices of goods and…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction Corporate bonds listed on public exchanges provide a structured and accessible way for companies to raise capital while ensuring an optimal investment avenue for investors.…
Reading Time: 4 minutesPerpetual bond is a bond that lasts forever, also refered to as a “consol bond” or “perp,” is a unique type of debt security where an investor…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere is the table showing the differences between stocks and bonds: ASPECT STOCKS BONDS Definition An ownership or equity instrument. Ownership in a firm of which all…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Introduction Sovereign Gold Bonds ( SGBs) are alternative investment options to gold for physical investment in India because they are issued by the RBI. These bonds…