Bonds
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Tax Refund Direct Deposit
As much fun as it is to hold your tax refund check in your hands as you rub them together with glee, direct deposit is a simpler and faster ...
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Only 9% Of Investors Understand Risk
Do you consider yourself a financial risk-taker? If so, what is the standard that you use to analyze risk? If you don't fully understand ris...
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Today's Headlines: Could The Fed Trigger A Recession?
A Balancing Act
In the wake of the housing crisis and subsequent Great Recession, the Federal Reserve took extraordinary actions to sta...
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Q&A
Asked by victor piediscalzo
Answered by Tracy Scott Burke, CFP®, ChFC® in Harrisburg, PA
Victor,
Thanks for your question. Some
type of a tax-deferred retirement account
would likely be best in your situation in lieu
of bank savings. If you have acces...
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Asked by John
Answered by Michael Mezheritskiy, Financial Adviser in Avon, CT
John, the best way and the easiest way to
describe a zero coupon bond is - It is a bond
that is sold under its face value, meaning at
a discount. however when it matur...
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Municipal Bond Investing Strategies
Municipal bonds have long been a popular fixed-income investment option. They are issued by state and local governments and their agencies t...
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Asked by Lynn
Answered by Alex Bentley, Financial AdviserPRO+ in Pacific Palisades, CA
Your risk should be reflective of your age,
your investment horizon and your risk
tolerance. There is not one easy formula to
determine what your risk should be. Cer...
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Asked by Gina
Answered by Martin Leclerc, Financial Adviser in Bryn Mawr, PA
For all practical purposes, it is important to
know that there are essentially 2 kinds of
risks associated with bonds: interest rate
risk and credit risk.
Interest...
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Negative-Interest Bonds 101
Let's say we offer to hold 10,000 dollars of your money and pay you back $9,900 after five years. Why would you agree to a deal like that?
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