Bond Math News

Bond math adds up to big gains for investors

If you made life simple and bought U.S. Treasury bonds early last year, you might be patting yourself on the back now.

Bond Yields (And Their Relationship to FX)

Bond Yields (And Their Relationship to FX)

MarksJarvis: Treasury bond math

Columnist Gail MarksJarvis on how investment gains are calculated for bonds.

On the Money: In bond math, 3% interest = a 16% gain

If you made life simple on yourself and bought U.S. Treasury bonds early last year, you may be patting yourself on the back now.

Should You Invest in Bond Funds or Individual Issues?

Bonds and bond funds generally outperformed their stock counterparts in 2011, as global growth uncertainty and Europe's debt troubles kept up demand for relatively lower risk fixed-income investments. ...