Have you ever borrowed money? Of course you have! Whether we hit our parents up for a few bucks to buy candy as children or asked the bank for amortgage , most of us have borrowed money at some point in our lives.
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Interest rates have just about reached their theoretical limit. As of this writing, the most lucrative one-year certificate of deposit available pays 1.1%. Thirty-year mortgages are at around 3.62%, and dropping. Money is cheap right now.
Continue reading >>High yield bonds are often referred to as “junk bonds,” but that term is a relic of a past era.
Continue reading >>Every year, bondholders receive their annual 1099-INT forms and dutifully report the numbers that are listed there on their tax returns.
Continue reading >>When companies need to raise money, issuing bonds is one way to do it.
Continue reading >>Municipal bonds – or the debt issued by states, cities, and counties to fund projects – fall into several categories.
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