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How shall one take into account the accrued interest when purchasing a bond on the secondary market?
For example, I'm looking at the following US Treasury bonds ordered by decreasing yield to maturity (YTM) on Charles Schwab:
If I simply want to maximize the returns, assuming no default risk, should ...
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Negative rates on government bonds
Take the german 10J-Bundesanleihe for example, as far as I know the rates for it went negative recently.
Is there any incentive for private investors / or institutional ones to invest now into this ...
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Why would anyone buy U.S. Treasury Bills?
From the Treasury Direct website, I saw this
Bills: U.S. Treasury Bills are a type of short-term security of one year or less, usually issued at a discount. The discount is the amount the security ...
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Why don't bond makers just get loans?
I was just looking at investment opportunities, and I found a number of places offering bonds paying up to 12% interest over two years. My first thought was, I can get a loan from my bank for 5% ...
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High Interest Savings Account vs Bond ETF
Which of the following is a better investment for long term investing and why?
High interest savings account paying 2.3% interest, no account fees and the funds are protected by the Canada Deposit ...
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Has anyone found U.S. Savings Bonds to be effective investing?
Since I was a small child, my grandparents have given all of their grandchildren savings bonds on our birthdays. I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but they are always "EE" series. I had to use ...
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