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What Do Bond Ratings Mean?
Bond ratings gauge a bond issuer’s financial ability to repay its...
What Is a Bond?
When you invest in bonds, you are investing in the debt of a...
What Types of Bonds Are Available?
Bonds are issued by federal, state, and local governments; agencies...
What Is Diversification?
Virtually every investment has some type of risk associated with it....
What Are Zero-Coupon Bonds?
Zero-coupon bonds (“zeros”) represent a type of bond that does not...
What Is Stock?
Most people know something about the stock market, but many...
How Are Growth and Value Stocks Different?
Investors are often confused about the differences between growth...
What Is an Exchange-Traded Fund?
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are just one of the many types of...