Download or read book Basic Understanding of Bond Investments: Book 5 for Teens and Young Adults written by Ronald Hudkins and published by Hudkins Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-22 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because there are many unusual aspects relative to bond investment, you need to have a basic understanding of the market, the bond issuer, how to measure rates of return, and how to maximize those rates. You will understand how bonds operate on a fundamental level, including the various kinds of bonds and how bond funds can be a highly lucrative option. You will learn the fundamental differences between corporate, government, and municipal bonds and how much of a return you can anticipate from each. You will be taught the face value, sale price, and coupon rate of a bond, as well as their callability, ratings, insurance, taxes, and maturity that might be and are associated with them. Savings Bonds (as one example) have been gaining a renewed significance since the U.S. Treasury introduced the inflation-protected Series I Bond and their online accounts at Treasury Direct. After reading this book, you will understand how Savings Bonds work and why the Series I Savings Bond protects you from the risk of default.