
11-12-2010, 06:14 AM
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Investment bonds are normally designed to produce long term capital growth,but can also be used to generate an income.There are many types of investment bonds in the market.First is government bonds,they are issued by the monetary authority of a country and the corporate bonds are issued by corporations,mainly bought and sold by private and public institutions.The another type of investment bond is secured and unsecured bonds,secured bonds are backed by some specified assets such as mortgages for investors to be convinced to park with their money and the unsecured loan are the most commonly issued type of investment bond.Although it may sound risky,they are generally not.Convertible bonds are hybrid investment which contains a bond and a stock.
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