Not exact matches
Convertible
bonds are securities that pay interest, but give the bondholders the right to convert them to equity shares; they're basically a way to bet on the growth potential of a company
without taking the risk of
buying common shares.
World stocks rose 20 percent last year, significantly outpacing the average on
bond markets, meaning the relative value of funds» equity holdings has increased
without a single new share being
bought.
The dissenters cautioned that quantitative easing, the current program of massive
bond buying, could not be continued indefinitely
without serious risks.
Portfolio managers selecting
bonds from this grouping can gain access to the same risk factor
without needing to
buy all the
bonds in the index to get the beta exposure.
So Europeans and Asians see U.S. companies pumping more and more dollars into their economies, not only to
buy their exports in excess of providing them with goods and services in return, and not only to
buy their companies and commanding heights of privatized public enterprises
without giving them reciprocal rights to
buy important U.S. companies (remember the U.S. turn - down of Chinas attempt to
buy into the U.S. oil distribution business), and not only to
buy foreign stocks,
bonds and real estate.
It allows you to invest in multiple stocks and
bonds without the hassle of choosing and
buying each individually.
Wall Street has generally been reluctant to
buy up debt from charter schools, at least in part over concerns that funding can fluctuate and that an authorizing agency could terminate an operating agreement
without regard to the terms of a
bond.
Without recall: In the municipal
bond market, a dealer quote with an option to
buy the
bond at a guaranteed price for some period of time (often one hour).
If you are
buying US Treasury securities as a safe bet instead of corporate or municipal
bonds (think Detroit), what will happen to them if the current shenanigans in the US Congress continue
without resolution past September 30?
1) There is an implicit assumption that you can
buy and sell
bonds without considering whether you will be able to find suitable replacements.
Wouldn't DCA in combination with re-balancing your portfolio have a similar effect as value averaging, since that also forces you to
buy high and sell low to maintain a desired ratio between stocks and
bonds, while still putting all your money to work for you, and
without predicting future returns?
Of late, traders should carefully watch what the Bank of Japan is doing with the Japanese
bond buying program
without neglecting what it also says about the program.
Funds are a good way to
buy a lot of different stocks,
bonds or other investments
without having to
buy all the individual pieces yourself.
Without having researched that particular fund, I believe that they
bought bonds in the past, say five years ago, interest rates were higher.
Basically,
buying a
bond is analogous to
buying a stock
without knowing either the size of the commission or the price on which the commission is based.
Never
buy a
bond without specifically inquiring about the call provisions for that particular
bond.
Portfolio managers selecting
bonds from this grouping can gain access to the same risk factor
without needing to
buy all the
bonds in the index to get the beta exposure.
Of course, you can also
buy individual stocks and
bonds without any management costs and in a way that minimizes taxes.
However, if you're planning to
buy a Government of Canada
bond and are satisfied with getting 4.5 % yield by holding the
bond to maturity, then you can
buy it now and hold to maturity
without worrying about the loss of your original principal.
In the 1970s, you could easily
buy bonds that generated 10 to 12 percent interest,
without breaking a sweat.