Investing in Corporate Bonds

What are the benefits of corporate bonds?

January 10, 2009

Boring can be profitable, but only if the underlying risk/return case is good. In my personal view, that’s rarely true of corporate bonds.

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What are corporate bonds?

January 21, 2009

For private investors, corporate bonds offer the opportunity to buy a fixed income in exchange for an investment of capital.

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What causes corporate bond prices to fluctuate?

January 26, 2009

There are three main things that drive changes in a corporate bond’s yield and so its price.

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The main types of corporate bonds

February 6, 2009

In this post I’ll explain the most important types of corporate bonds for private investors.

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Convertible bonds

February 10, 2009

If you’ve been luckier than me, you may wish to investigate convertible bonds.

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Other kinds of bonds you may come across

February 12, 2009

You will find all kinds of ‘bonds’ or related terms being bandied about from time to time

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Stocks vs corporate bonds

March 5, 2009

When you invest in a stock, you become a part-owner. When you instead invest in its corporate bonds, you’re instead a creditor.

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Historical returns from corporate bonds

August 26, 2009
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The data shows corporate bonds have beaten equities over the past decade. It won’t last.

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Corporate bond prices and yields

October 8, 2009
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Here are some good places to visit if you want to research individual corporate bonds. Don’t expect the opposite sex to be impressed.

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How to calculate bond yields

October 20, 2009
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How to calculate the running yield and redemption yield of bonds (or where to find a calculator!)

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Bond default probabilities: by rating

April 9, 2010
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When investors flock to high-yield bonds, they often do so heedless of the risks. Here’s some data on corporate bond defaults.

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