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Perpetual bonds have no maturity date, allowing them to pay interest indefinitely, making them appealing for long-term income. They come in different types, such as government and corporate bonds, ...

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One of the most popular measures of bond yield is yield to maturity (YTM). Also called book yield or redemption yield, it’s the estimated rate of return an investor can expect from a bond when held ...

Rising interest rates have increased the long-term expected dividends and returns of most bonds and bond funds. There is a simple way to estimate the long-term expected returns of these securities, ...

A bond yield is the current coumpounded interest rate that an investor can earn by purchasing a certain bond at its current market price. When an investor buys a bond, they are essentially lending ...

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