Bonds

June 25, 2018

How do interest rates affect bond prices?

Generally bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship – as interest rates drop, bond prices rise and vice versa.
June 25, 2018

How does the bond rating system work?

Highest Quality Moody’s Standard & Poor’s High Quality Aaa AAA Good Quality Aa AA Medium Quality Baa BBB Speculative Elements Ba BB Speculative B B More […]
June 25, 2018

What is bond quality?

Bond quality is the rating of the creditworthiness of an issuing organization. There are organizations that specialize in judging bond quality. The higher the rating, the […]
June 25, 2018

What is a bond?

A bond is simply a certificate which the borrower promises to repay within a certain time period. For the privilege of using the money, the government […]