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Investment Bonds

Investment bonds are any type of bond purchased with the goal of investment profits. Bonds are a financial investment product issued by a business or government (and sometimes, other types of organizations) in which that entity agrees to repay the borrowed money to the bond purchaser. The bond issuer uses this form of payment as a way of raising capital for the business or other entity. In most situations, investment bonds also pay out interest, which is the main reason that investors will purchase bonds. Bonds may be bought or sold on the market somewhat like stocks and money market accounts are. The goal of any investment into a bond is to hold it long enough to earn a profit on it and then to sell it or cash it in with the issuing entity.

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  • Secure Investment Securities

    The term investment securities refers to a broad class of instruments purchased for investment purposes that p...
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    Fixed income investments refer to any investment that has a fixed and stable return.  This contrasts with equi...
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  • Bond Fund

    In dealing with bond fund or an income fund, the descriptions are identified as terms which describe company i...
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    A bond is a debt instrument--basically an IOU--where an investor is loaning money to the US government, a stat...
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