bonds

A bond is a loan and you are the lender. The borrower is usually the government, a state, a local municipality or a big company like General Motors. All of these entities need money to operate -- to fund the federal deficit, for instance, or to build roads and finance factories -- so they...

Petro Dollar During the oil crises of 1973, the Capital markets have played a very important role. They accepted the dollar deposits from oil exporters and channeled the funds to the borrowers in other countries. This is called ‘recycling the petrodollars’. Junk Bonds A junk bond is...

I got to know about the following : Do we know how true is this and where can we get this. =additional savings of Rs.20,000/- is available on infrastructure bonds to avail tax benefits as per new tax rules (over and above Rs.1 lac savings). Thanks, vvs

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Last week Northwest Mutual announced a major change in asset holdings. It seems the firm’s management has chosen bullion over bonds. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the third-largest U.S. life insurer by 2008 sales, has bought gold for the first time the company’s 152-year history to...

Last week Northwest Mutual announced a major change in asset holdings. It seems the firm’s management has chosen bullion over bonds. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the third-largest U.S. life insurer by 2008 sales, has bought gold for the first time the company’s 152-year history to...

5.1 Definition and Example of a Bond 5.2 How to Value Bonds 5.3 Bond Concepts 5.4 The Present Value of Common Stocks 5.5 Estimates of Parameters in the Dividend-Discount Model 5.6 Growth Opportunities 5.7 The Dividend Growth Model and the NPVGO Model (Advanced) 5.8 Price Earnings Ratio...

Bonds Bonds have long been considered the boring, poorer performing alternative to stocks. However, in most portfolios, there is an important role to be played by bonds and it is crucial to understand the nature of this alternative to the stock market. A bond is basically a loan. The owner of...

Bonds Bonds have long been considered the boring, poorer performing alternative to stocks. However, in most portfolios, there is an important role to be played by bonds and it is crucial to understand the nature of this alternative to the stock market. A bond is basically a loan. The owner of...

After the entry of Mutual Funds to India,names like PPF,NSC,NSS have gone passe.They can't offer interest rates as like Mutual funds but still they are very good from an investment perspective.Currently,PPF have rejected the offer to invest in Govt Bonds for pension funds.But I could say PPF can...

Assured return schemes tend to account for a significant share of an investor's portfolio. As the name suggests, these schemes offer assured returns i.e. investors know upfront how much return they are going to earn from their investments. Therefore, there is less uncertainty i.e. lower risk...

Introduction to Bonds A bond or a debenture is basically a loan. Every time an amount is invested to a bond or debenture it is lent to an issuer who is in need of fund. All companies, financial institution, Government bodies generally borrow money through several means; one of them is by...

Hellow every one. This is a very nice book/notes on bonds and securities. read it and share knowledge. Regards Tayyab farooqui

BSE norms on corporate bonds soon The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will soon issue operating guidelines on the proposed mandatory reporting of all transactions in the corporate bonds market from January 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday made the formal...