In this article, we will continue the financial investing series with the discussion of financial market structures known as debt and equity markets in macroeconomics.I. Debt marketsFund borrowers can utilize debt instruments like bonds, debentures or mortgages. These financial instruments are legal document that require the borrower to pay lender certain amount of interest payment [...]
Jun 27, 2008 | By: admin | No Comments
Bonds or securities are in many ways similar to loans or debts. When a person is buying a bond, he/she is actually lending money to a government, municipality, corporation, federal agency or any other entity that has issued the bond. Here, the person, who has purchased the bond, is equal to a lender while the [...]
Jun 24, 2008 | By: admin | No Comments
Every investor should consider bond investments in their portfolio as it plays an important role in maintaining a well balanced portfolio. A bond is an “IOU” issued by a corporation, government or governmental agency to cover the money the bond holder has lent. Bonds are not as exciting as stocks but they do play a [...]
Jun 22, 2008 | By: admin | No Comments
One of the major problems with having populist type politicians or even a president is that they are only as strong politically as their poll numbers are with the population. If the population starts demanding something, then they need to jump and they need to ask how high. Unfortunately, the minds of the masses has [...]
Jun 22, 2008 | By: admin | No Comments
The Romans were the first civilization to sell promissory notes at a discount, beginning the industry of factoring. America was built largely on the possibilities of factoring, when colonial businesses were factored by Europeans willing to invest cash in exchange for the promise of large returns, and government bonds also use the same principles applied [...]
Jun 16, 2008 | By: admin | No Comments
Bonds are financial securities issued by both the public and the private sector. They are redeemed after maturity and almost all bonds carry a rate of interest payable at the time redemption. This type of income is non-taxable. Hence, it is a good idea to invest in bonds if you are looking to invade too [...]
Jun 14, 2008 | By: admin | No Comments
Let’s say you have been an accountant for a very long time. You are probably a manager, a supervisor or maybe even a partner. If you don’t like the long hours anymore and want to slow things down, there are household finance career opportunities that you can look forward to.What do we mean by household [...]
Jun 10, 2008 | By: admin | No Comments