When a new bond is issued, the interest rate it pays is called the coupon rate, which is the fixed annual payment expressed as a percentage of the face value. For example, a 5% coupon bond pays $50 a ...

Bonds can help diversify your portfolio, but they are not risk-free. Find out how bonds work and how to put them to work for you. The market value of the bonds you own will decline if interest rates ...

In the old Groucho Marx TV show, a duck would come down and say the magic word. Today, that magic word might be “after tax.” Retirees and other investors are challenged to generate as much income as ...

When professional investors discuss the credit market, a term that often arises is duration, which is used to measure the sensitivity of a bond’s trading price to changes in interest rates ...

The bond market is the focus of much attention these days with the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement of its intention to ease the monetary stimulus programme making foreign investors exiting the ...