Discover how put bonds give bondholders the right to compel issuers to repurchase bonds before maturity, elucidating their ...

If you’re a bond investor, the term “par value” is one you’re intimately familiar with. It’s the original issue value of the bond, also called its face value or nominal value. It’s an important ...

Learn about unamortized bond discounts—what they mean, how they are accounted for, and what they reveal about bond pricing ...

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 ...

Before we can discuss bonds in depth, it is important that we establish a common understanding of what bonds are and how they work. As a starting point, a bond is a contractual obligation to make a ...

Sophie Venz is a former Deputy Editor at Forbes Advisor. She is an experienced editor and features reporter, and has previously worked in the small business and start-up reporting space. Previously ...