the Wealthy Canadian

In the current bear market conditions and the seeming fallout of mortgages (in the U.S.), it may look like you should run screaming from the building instead of investing in real estate. However, you need to realize that while bull markets are a heyday for every investor, they tend to overextend themselves and finally create [...]

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Corporate bonds bear more risk than government bonds and therefore can have higher redeeming values and options. Corporate bonds, unlike government bonds, are traded on the open market and can be seen as listed entities at multiple international exchanges and also in over-the-counter trading atmospheres.
With corporate bonds, the coupon or interest is usually taxable. [...]

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Many investors mistakenly believe bonds are issued only from the government, but nothing could be further from the truth. Bonds can also be issued by corporate entities. These two types should not be confused as they bear very different qualities of which the investor should be aware.
Government bonds, unlike corporate bonds, are sold based on [...]

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Bond markets usually consist of debt securities that are traded between participants as an option to trading in stocks. Unlike stocks, bonds bear greater liquidity and generally lack the risk that stocks carry. Bonds are made up of a myriad of categories including fixed income bonds, corporate bonds, government bonds and municipal bonds. The bond [...]

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