Question 1) What are the primary differences between investments in corporate stock versus corporate bond?
Question 2) Since bonds pay interest, does that imply the individual's risk is less for investing in bonds rather than stock?
Question 3) What are the mechanics of purchasing bonds? May the investor leave the bonds with his or her broker?
Question 4) Since a bond has a maturity date, does that imply the investor holds the bond to maturity?
Question 5) Can the investor expect to earn higher returns on a firm's bonds than on its stock?
Question 6) Are high -yield securities an acceptable investment for an investment club or its members?
Question 7) From a tax perspective. Which should an investor acquire for a retirement account: a firm stock or its bonds?
Question 8) If an individual owns stock and acquires bonds issued by the same company, does the purchase diversify the investor's portfolio?
Question 9) How does an individual construct a diversified bond portfolio? How can an investor uses bonds to help diversity the total portfolio?