what are mutual bonds and treasury bonds?
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There is no such thing as a mutual bond.  I think you mean municipal bond, which is issued by either a state or local government to raise funds for a variety of thing (build a school, fix a highway...) Most of the time a municipal bonds interest is tax free so when comparing it to corporate bond or something remember that you will not pay taxes on the interest of a municipal bond.  \nA treasury bond is issued by a federal government and is the origin of our nation debt.  Usually, a t-bill pays a little less interest than a municiple bond because the odds of the government defalting is less than a state or local government.   However, the odds of either one defalting is extremely low.
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What premium bonds are you talking about?  We need a lot more details if you seriously want any help.
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depends on the fund. many funds underperform the market indexes. it also depends on your objective. are you young, then if so you might want a basket of agressive funds for your future. if you are living off a fixed income in retirement then Treasury bonds would be much safer. check out i bonds as they currently yield over 6%. you need to hold them at least 5 years to avoid penalties, but they have inflation protection and you dont pay taxes on income until cashed in.
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A security is a fancy name for a stock.  You may also hear the term "equity."  They are interchangeable in that regard.\nYield refers to the other side of the investment equation- bonds.  Yield is another word for the interest rate you accrue for holding the bond.  In other words, how much you get paid for buying and holding it.
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The yields on government bnds fluctuate almost on a daily basis and especially during monthly interest rate revisions. Therefore, the same bond bought at different times would yield a different return. \n\nHope this helps.\n\n\nhttp://www.mastersoequity.com\n\n\n.
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The first poster is correct. Bonds (or Treasury Bills, T-Bills) are the safest investment. They are considered risk free, and they're currently paying in the high 4-5% range.\n\nHowever, you can get a better return for just a slight increase in risk... you don't need to be entirely conservative.
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Read the book "The Intelligent Investor".  Summary is to buy stock and bond index funds with low rates.  The % of each depends on how risky the market is and your personal comfort with risk.
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The answer is not simple, it depends on when it was issued.  There is a website for information on savings bonds, it is www.savingsbonds.gov.  I went through and found the following link which you should be able to research and find the information you are looking for.\n\nhttp://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/savinvst.htm
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I assume your refering to a surety bond(there is no reference to an 'obligation' bond) which is a low/no risk fixed income investment.
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A mutual fund is something individuals and money managers buy to invest their money.\n\nInvestment banking is class of services provided by banks and large financial institutions primarily to corporations.\n\nThese aren't the same type of thing and cannot be compared in any way.
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Bush was not talking about savings bonds.  Savings bonds can be purchased for $25.  Buy the I bonds they have superior risk characteristics.  The 30 treasury can be purchased directly from the Treasury, when issued, at http://www.treasurydirect.gov/ most likely for $1000.
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There are a lot in shares and bonds. It is also depending on your purpose also (e.g. if you are an investor, speculator or just want to study shares and bonds).\n\nTo me, the following things are important and must know:\n- what is shares and the difference between shares and bonds\n- how trading works\n- the relationship between risk and returns\n- the factors affecting share price and bond price\n- how to estimate the underlying share company and the bonds
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Treasury notes (t-note), sometimes called T-Notes, earn a fixed rate of interest every six months until maturity. Notes are issued in terms of 2, 3, 5, and 10 years.\n\nA Treasury bond (T-bill) pays interest every six months until it matures. When a Treasury bond matures, you are paid its face value.\n\nThey pay almost the lowest interest rate of any investment but are almost risk free.  These are great to invest in if you are within 5 years of retirement.  You can buy them direct from the government at http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/tbills_glance.htm\n\nIf you are under the age of 50 you should invest in stocks.\nIf you don't know what to invest in dollar cost average the S&P 500.  That means you invest the same dollar amount in the S&P 500 every month.  For example you might invest $250 the 15th of every month.  This helps to limit your risk to small market shifts.\n\nIf you want to invest in bonds I reccomend the EE series.
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Well. I am not particually fond of the previous answers because they fail to mention what inflation can do to bonds. For example:  If you own a bond that pays 4% interest such as a long term munciple bond and the rate of inflation rises to 7%--remember Jimmy Carter?--You bond will loose about 50% of its value. \n\nNow the US government will sell you a bond that pays inflation + 1%. They are called TIPS.  Of course the government makes you pay taxes on ALL the interest, not just the 1%. \n\nThe other option that protects you from inflation is T-bills. Currently 6 mo T-bills pay about 4.7% which is more than 10 and 30 year bonds.
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They can change interest rates and buy/sell bonds on the open market.  I don't remember the last.  They probably use bonds the most often because the government uses that to finance itself.
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go to http://www.treasurydirect.gov/. I prefer the i bonds for taxable accounts. Use TIPS for IRA accounts.
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hope this definition helps you:\n\n"Bonds may be issued in either bearer or registered forms. A bearer bond is payable to the bearer of the instrument. Therefore, its ownership is not recorded with the issuer. For an owner to receive a periodic interest or principal payment, a coupon attached to the bond for that interest payment date must be clipped off and sent to the issuer. The ownership of registered bonds is recorded with the issuer, so interest and principal payments can be disbursed automatically. Most bonds issued in recent years are registered and their ownership is tracked electronically."\n\nhere debt referres to bonds and bearber is used as a certain type of corporate bond