June 2004
Beginner
504 pages
15h 36m
English
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Screen Fixed-Income Investments
Find the perfect individual bond for the income-producing portion of your portfolio with online bond screening tools.
Investing in individual bonds [Hack #80] provides you with another safety net to preserve your principal while providing income. When you build your own bond portfolio you can customize it so the bonds mature exactly when you need the money. For example, if you want to create a bond portfolio that matures when your kids’ college bills are due or when you retire—and you don’t want the fees and additional risks of bond funds [Hack #64] —do some research and buy individual bonds. Online screening tools for individual bonds can help, but free tools that locate individual bonds are rare. The Yahoo! Finance’s bond screener (http://bonds.yahoo.com/search.html) and BondsOnline’s Fixed-Income Research Center (http://www.bondsonline.com/asp/research/intro.asp) enable you to search for bonds that meet your needs without paying for the privilege.
Consider Bond Variables Before Screening
Bonds generally have a predictable payment stream and repay the principal, so people often invest in bonds to collect consistent interest income, or to preserve and increase their capital. Whether you are saving for a new home, your child’s college education, or you want to increase your retirement income, investing in bonds can help you achieve your objectives.
To fund financial objectives with a deadline, such as college tuition, select bond maturity ...
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