Commodity Basics

What Are Commodities? Commodities are things which can be abstracted from the earth like agricultural products (oranges and wheat), gold and oil and they are bought and sold based on speculation over their price.  For...

Municipal Bond Basics

Financial experts say that if your ultimate investment goal is to create an income of tax-free earnings, then municipal bonds are worth considering. These types of bonds, also called munis, are debt obligations issued by governments....

Tips for Choosing the Best Bonds

Bonds are a popular investment choice because they have the potential to earn investors a significant amount of money. Governments, municipalities or companies make bonds available to the public when they need money to fund specific...

Canadian Savings Bonds

Canadian savings bonds are very much similar to US savings bonds minus a few tax and maturity rate differences. Canadian savings bonds are considered very low risk because of their backing by the Canada Bank and...

What are Savings Bonds?

Savings bonds are one of the oldest investment vehicles in history. Before the mutual fund and before the creation of true stock markets, buying and selling government debt was always a possibility. Today, US savings...

Benefits and Drawbacks to Savings Bonds

The largest benefit to savings bonds is the assured return; it is unlikely that the government will fail to make payments on savings bonds due to the fact it retains the ability to tax its citizens...

Why Should You Buy Bonds?

Bonds are considered to be some of the safest investments because they are simply loans to a business, government or other institution. When buying a bond, you're essentially buying a debt that will be repaid...

The Benefits and Risks of US Savings Bonds

You might remember US savings bonds as that infamous graduation gift, a pledge of money in support of a war, or perhaps an investment towards that decade-old scholarship that still loved the idea of...