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What do you mean by bond? if we invest in a bond wat would be the returns? is it profitable if we invest money on bonds? plse help me on this
People invest in stocks or bonds. Stocks are certificates of ownership in a company and could have very good or very bad returns.
Bonds are debt of the company or government. They are secured and have a better defined income. They are also safer than stocks. Bonds have a coupon and a set maturity where stocks will exist as long as the company does.
Bonds are returning around 5 to 6 percent right now.
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Fixed income portfolio allocation and strategies for institutional investors. Having designed multi-scenario risk quantification and cash flow projection models for nearly 25 years, Strategic Technical Initiatives can answer your regulatory, SFAS 115 allocation, securities selection, and other questions dealing with yield curve placement and portfolio mix strategies. I write the Bond Market Review on behalf of Commerce Street Capital Management.
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Trading and designing portfolio strategies since 1980.
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Physics and Differential Mathematics
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