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In the past, bonds were sold to retail investors with the commissions built into the price. A client would in turn have no idea the amount that the bonds actually cost him. This allowed firms to pull in hefty commissions. For example, a bond valued at par, meaning 1,000 dollars per bond, might have a real yield of seven percent, but the firm could sell the bond for 1050 dollars, forcing the yield down to six and three quarters percent.

The bond universe far surpasses the size and scope of the stock market. More and more retail investors have been turning to online bond houses that maintain large bond inventories. In addition to saving on bond commissions, investors are provided with instantaneous access to bond research and investment strategies. Just as more and more bond investors have been shifting to online firms, more and more equity investors are shifting over to bond investments.

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As an investor, you're buying perhaps $10,000 worth of bonds at a time. In the big picture, this is nothing to these firms, and you will probably pay dearly for those 10 bonds. Fortunately, a few boutique fixed income firms were recently created and act like the institutional investor on your behalf. These firms will usually purchase large block quantities of bonds, reducing the commission costs significantly. These firms turn around and sell the bonds to the public, passing the bulk rate savings to their clients.

Many investors have recently left the major brokerage houses because of the production of misleading research. They also now know the importance of investing in bonds. While there is an abundant amount of unbiased, quality stock research, there are few sources of research for bond investors.

Just as there are indexes in the stock market that represent the overall health of stocks, there are indexes in the bond market representing the strength of bonds. Because of the great depth and intricacies of the bond market, bond indexes do not function like stock indexes. While stock indexes provide a general picture of the direction of the stock market, bond indexes are used to determine arbitrage opportunities between different categories of bonds in the bond market.

Just because the Internet opened up bond inventories to the public, doesn't necessarily mean you should jump right in. Information on individual bonds is scarce, so making accurate investment calls is challenging. Could you imagine picking up a stock that you had no information on? It's almost financial suicide.

There are bond indexes in the corporate bond world, as well as the municipal market. Bond indexes are primarily used by institutional traders. For the general retail market, it's wiser to stick to credit ratings to measure risk rather than study bond indexes. There are online bond houses that will supply you with credit ratings for various companies and agencies, and also provide you with bond investment strategies.

A zero coupon bond pays you no interest--the interest builds into the principal repayment and you receive the entire sum on the maturity date. For example, let's say you purchase a seven percent zero coupon bond for $500 that matures in 10 years. When the bond matures, you'll receive the entire $1,000 face value of the bond.

 

 

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