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The Advantage of Bonds Being Priced off Par Value
Posted by Steve Shaw

Many investors may hear the term "par value," shrug, and ask "What's the big deal?"  While the concept is straightforward, the fact that individual corporate bonds trade as a percentage of their par value creates a...Read more

What Corporate Bond Research Does BondSavvy Provide?
Posted by Steve Shaw

We founded BondSavvy to put individual investors in control of their bond portfolios and to increase their investment returns.  A key part of this is providing BondSavvy subscribers with comprehensive, easy-to-understand bond recommendations that can outperform...Read more

How To Calculate Accrued Interest on Corporate Bonds
Posted by Steve Shaw

Bond investors are generally familiar with the term 'accrued interest;' however, many may not know the exact accrued interest calculation that determines the accrued interest buyers pay -- or sellers receive -- as part of a...Read more

How To Calculate and Use Leverage Ratios
Posted by Steve Shaw

BondSavvy, the leading provider of individual corporate bond recommendations for individual investors, calculates leverage ratios to assess default risk and relative value of corporate bond investments.  Leverage ratios tell us how much debt a bond issuer...Read more

What Are Credit Spreads and How Do They Work?
Posted by Steve Shaw

Many investors believe that the Federal Reserve pulls all the strings in the US corporate bond market.  While the Fed can have a big influence, corporate bond investors must understand what credit spreads are and how...Read more

What Is BondSavvy Live?
Posted by Steve Shaw

BondSavvy Live is a bond investing education webinar exclusive to BondSavvy subscribers, which we host three to four times each year.  Prior to each edition of BondSavvy Live, BondSavvy subscribers submit corporate bond investing questions to BondSavvy...Read more

Where To Buy Corporate Bonds and How
Posted by Steve Shaw

Many investors still do not know where to buy bonds. Many still believe you call up your broker and let him tell you what bonds he has available and the price for each bond. Luckily, for...Read more

How the Bond Ratings Scale Impacts Bond Prices
Posted by Steve Shaw

Notches on the bond ratings scale represent the opinion of credit rating agencies as to the likelihood of a bond issuer defaulting, but they do not tell investors whether a bond is a good investment.  Investors...Read more

How To Do a Fidelity Bond Search
Posted by Steve Shaw

Investors who buy bonds online can do Fidelity bond search and execute trades with the click of a few buttons.  Bond investing has come a long way over the last 20 years, and Fidelity has been...Read more

How BondSavvy Is Better Than Institutional Credit Research
Posted by Steve Shaw

While BondSavvy founder Steve Shaw is the leading expert in recommending individual corporate bonds to individual investors, he is not the only fixed income expert.  Major investment banks have fixed income research departments, which provide a...Read more

Why BondSavvy Is Better Than a Bond Investment Newsletter
Posted by Steve Shaw

Many fixed income newsletters publish lists of hundreds of bonds and leave it up to subscribers to weigh the risk and potential returns of each investment.  Other bond newsletters focus on all income products, including preferred...Read more

Key Corporate Bonds Advantages and Disadvantages
Posted by Steve Shaw

We founded BondSavvy in 2017 so more individual investors could benefit from the income, capital growth, and relative safety individual corporate bonds can provide.  Few investors take advantage of owning corporate bonds and, instead, favor bond...Read more

What Credit Analysis Does BondSavvy Conduct When Evaluating Investments?
Posted by Steve Shaw

BondSavvy uses credit analysis to identify undervalued corporate bonds it believes can achieve higher investment returns than the leading bond funds and ETFs. To evaluate potential corporate bond investments, we must understand how bonds are priced...Read more

What Are Some Corporate Bond Basics?
Posted by Steve Shaw

Bonds are debt obligations of the issuing entity.  There are many types of bonds, and a good way to distinguish them is based on the word that comes immediately before the word "bonds."  For example, Treasury...Read more

What Role Do Individual Corporate Bonds Play in Income Investing?
Posted by Steve Shaw

Individual corporate bonds are a crucial component of income investing, as they provide yields generally higher than Treasury bonds, muni bonds, and stocks.  While the total return opportunity for corporate bonds can be less than stocks,...Read more

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