If you’re an investor focused on fixed-income securities, the prospect of a discount bond is an enticing one. It could be an opportunity to capitalize on a bond with several years of coupon payments ...

Barry Nielsen is the owner and operator of MortgageGraphics Inc. He has 20 years of experience in the mortgage and lending business. Bond prices and yields are inversely related; as one rises, the ...

It’s back to the 1980s in the corporate-bond world—with yields through the roof. (I’m talking safe 9.9%+ payouts when we buy bonds through high-yielding funds like the one we’ll delve into below.) If ...

A zero-coupon bond is a type of bond that does not pay periodic interest — or coupon payments — like traditional bonds. Instead, they are issued at a steep discount and provide a return to the ...

As a publicly traded investment, bonds can fluctuate in value, becoming worth more or less over time. Although bond prices may vary, they are often constrained in how high they can rise. In general, ...