What You'll Learn
- ✓ What bonds are and how they differ from stocks
- ✓ The different types of bonds and their risk profiles
- ✓ How bond pricing and yields work, including the inverse relationship
- ✓ Interest rate risk and credit risk in bond investing
- ✓ How bonds provide stability and balance in a diversified portfolio
Lessons
1
What Are Bonds?
Understand lending vs owning, par value, coupon rate, maturity date, and how bonds generate income.
2
Bond Types
Explore Treasury bonds, municipal bonds, corporate bonds, and savings bonds.
3
Bond Pricing & Yields
Learn the price-yield inverse relationship, yield to maturity, interest rate risk, and credit risk.
4
Role in a Portfolio
Discover how bonds provide stability, reduce volatility, and complement stocks in a diversified portfolio.
Your Bond Tree
"Steady growth builds lasting bridges"
Complete lessons to help your tree grow!
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Key Terms
- Par Value: The face value of a bond, typically $1,000
- Coupon Rate: The annual interest rate paid on a bond
- Yield to Maturity: Total return if held until maturity
- Credit Risk: Risk the issuer may default on payments