As a result of the intervention by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury, even the bondholders of Bear Stearns stand to receive 100 % repayment of both interest and
principal on their bond investments.
Not exact matches
Default risk Historically, the risk of default
on principal, interest, or both, is greater for high yield
bonds than for
investment grade
bonds.
Bond investments are subject to interest - rate risk (the risk of bond prices falling if interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk of an issuer defaulting on interest or principal paymen
Bond investments are subject to interest - rate risk (the risk of
bond prices falling if interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk of an issuer defaulting on interest or principal paymen
bond prices falling if interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk of an issuer defaulting
on interest or
principal payments).
On October 1, 2014, SunAmerica High Yield
Bond Fund (SHNAX) becomes SunAmerica Flexible Credit Fund, and that simultaneously make «certain changes to their
principal investment strategy and techniques.»
When you buy an individual
bond, you buy a fixed income
investment that pays you a specific fixed interest and «promises» to return you your
principal when due — i.e.
on the date when the
bond is matures.
The LIBOR is frequently the basis of
investments including interest swap agreements (two parties agree to pay each other's interest based
on an imaginary amount of money, or
principal),
bonds with a variable interest yield, and forward contracts (investors use these to hedge risk based
on what they believe interest rates will be at a specific time in the future).
The firm was founded to offer
investment services with a cardinal mandate: the delivery of superior risk - adjusted fixed income returns to clients; performing
on this mandate depends
on the avoidance of risk - taking that has led to catastrophic
principal losses, even under
bond managers once reputed for conservative stewardship.
If you (or your portfolio manager) hold
on to your
investment, you can enjoy the extra yield from these
bonds and get back your
principal upon maturity.
Taxpayers loan the government money in the form of purchasing a
bond and in return the federal reserves guarantee a return
on investment, as well as the
principal not being diminished.