Basic Interest Rate Anticipation Strategies
There are a variety of interest rate anticipation strategies. Those which involve moving between long-term government bonds and very short-term treasury bills are based on interest rate forecasts and the…
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Opening an Investment Account: Minimum Account Sizes
When opening an investment account, how your money is managed depends greatly on how much you have. The amount in your portfolio will also likely determine how much you’re paying…
What is Credit Risk?
Credit Risk assesses the chances a loan or bond won’t be repaid on time. It also assigns various levels of risk to those odds. Credit risk refers to the possibility…
What Is Inflation?
Inflation is the change in the level of prices and the corresponding change in purchasing power that results. Most of the time, people associate the “Consumer Price Index” or “CPI”…
What Is An Investment Manager?
The person managing your money is likely an investment manager, a highly-trained professional in the financial services industry. She manages investment portfolios that include all kinds of securities, including the…
Bond Payments
All bonds have different bond payment terms so it’s important to understand the various types of bond payments, frequencies, interest rates and maturities options for a bond contract. All bond…
