What is Investment Value?

It's very good for the agent who sold it to you. Get term life until your dependents are independent and make your own investments.

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 muncip...

An IRA is a tax deferred account. It is a holding place for your investments that you want to be tax deferred. There is a limit to the amount you can put in your IRA each year. Everything else you ...

You multiply your dollar returns, not the percentage return. if 1 bond returns 10%, then 10 of the same bonds will return 10%. if 1 bond pays $100, then 10 of the same bonds will pay $1,000.

Your portfolio is made up of two parts: 1. Risky Assets (stocks) 2. Risk-free asset (AAA bonds, t-bills) Assuming your risky assets are diversified, it makes no difference how you allocate...

There is some debate as to the correct answer. In my opinion a Roth IRA is the best vehicles for retirement savings because the amounts earned within the account are untaxed. A traditional IRA is...

The 10-year Treasury Note (or Bond) price is $1071.10 today. So.... a) you should buy the bond from your uncle for $1000 b) Sell at $1101.00. This would be the price of a 9-year Treasury with an...

This would be something very difficult to find, since the majority of bond investors do want income. You can look into zero interest bond funds that come due in 10 years. I think the IRS will im...