Bonds

Municipal bonds are offered by local governments, states and cities. The interest of these bonds is not subject to federal income tax, and if the bondholder […]

A bond mutual fund has within it multiple bonds, and for that reason it is impossible to lock in the payment rate or the principal, which […]

A “call” is when the issuer of the bonds has an opportunity to redeem the bonds after a certain specified amount of time has passed. This […]

Bond prices are heavily influenced by maturity – the longer the maturity, the greater the change in price for a change in interest rates. If interest […]