Accrued Interest has a great blog entry today on the implications of the big secular shift in the bond market, away from hedge-fund-driven leveraged relative-value plays and towards long-term real-money investing.

Wall Street fluctuated Friday, with investors taking a breather from the heavy selling of recent days. Energy, utility and technology stocks showed some advances, but bank stocks declined sharply.

Want to improve your portfolio's risk/return profile? Adding bonds creates a more balanced portfolio, strengthening diversification and calming volatility. You can get your start in bond investing by learning a few basic bond market terms.

Wall Street moved cautiously higher Friday, with investors taking a breather from the heavy selling of recent days. Energy, utility and technology stocks showed some advances, but bank stocks declined sharply.

Risk-averse investors have been fleeing the high-yield market. Sabur Moini says that has made for some great buys.

Let logic and reason triumph over emotions like regret.

Investing basics, Ch. 3: Corporate bonds

Corporate bonds are the riskiest of the fixed-income securities because only the
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About Corporate Bonds

Overview. Corporate bonds are debts issued by industrial, financial and service
companies to finance capital investment and operating cash flow.

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Corporate Bonds - TheStreet.com

Corporate bonds are issued when a company needs to raise money to finance its
business operations or, oftentimes, an expansion into new directions.

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Corporate Bonds Explained - Education Center - Yahoo! Finance

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Investing In Bonds

Use this data to guide your government and agency investment strategy. See
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including our real-time price ...

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Investing in Corporate Bonds - For Dummies

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Corporate Bonds Vendors and Suppliers | Business.com

Vendors and providers of corporate bonds and high yield bonds. Find providers of
funding for your business.

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erage/sales_and_trading/fixed_income/corporates/

Investment Corporate and Municipal Bonds

Corporate and Municipal Bonds. Bonds are loans that investors make to
corporations and governments. The borrowers get the cash they need ...

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Corporate Bonds, Investing, Buying Overview, Risk, Maturity Basics

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Corporate Bonds: Buy Corporate Bonds from Bond Broker Charles Schwab

Investors searching for a higher yield than that available in the government
market might buy corporate bonds, which offer a more aggressive fixed-income
choice. As a corporate ...

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