When a government or corporation issues a bond, it does so with a specific par value and interest rate. Once in the market, those values don’t change; however, the value of a bond can change depending ...

With investment grade corporate bond yields providing meaningful income and with elevated market volatility, we believe there are now opportunities in mispriced bonds with attractive valuations. Given ...

Bonds are a type of debt security used by government entities and corporations to raise money. Every bond come with a face value, which is sometimes called a par value. This number indicates what the ...

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The carrying value of a bond refers to its face value, plus any unamortized premiums or minus any unamortized discounts. We can quickly calculate a bond's carrying value with only a few pieces of ...

Learn how bond pricing works by learning how to value a bond in just 10 minutes. Bonds are a more complex investment than common stocks as their prices are immediately impacted by things like ...

A version of this article previously appeared in the April 2022 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Click here to download a complimentary copy. Investors have long looked to bonds to control risk in ...

Federal Reserve Chairperson, Janet Yellen, recently gave a speech at the Finance and Society conference. The U.S. market declined somewhat following her speech, as she commented: “I guess I would ...

Savings bonds are a classic, conservative investment often gifted by parents and grandparents to their progeny. But savings bonds have more than sentimental value — they’re also worth real money. At ...

The consensus view continues to favor higher rates and puny or negative bond returns over the medium term. 401-k asset allocation decisions based on these capital market forecasts force risk-averse ...