Current maturity measures the remaining time until a bond's maturity. Explore its role in bond valuation, how it influences ...

Discover how below par bonds work, as they trade for less than their face value. Learn why bonds might trade at a discount due to market and economic conditions.

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 ...

Bonds help add diversity to your portfolio and control risk. But they can be complicated. Learning about how to buy and sell a bond is just as important as why to buy or sell a bond. These two things ...

Savings bonds, issued by the U.S. Treasury, represent a safe and secure long-term investment. Each bond's value is influenced by its series (E, EE, I, or others), denomination, and issue date. The ...

You don’t have to wait for your savings bond to mature to cash it in. Here’s how to find out how much yours is worth today. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and ...

When buying a bond, yield is one of the most important factors to consider. But calculating yield can vary depending on what the investor does with their coupon payments. Will you pocket them as a ...

A municipal bond’s embedded call option allows the issuer of the bond to “call” (i.e., pay back) the debt at a date prior to the bond’s final maturity, which allows the issuer to reduce the cost of ...

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 ...