Outline of bonds

The following outline is provided as a topical overview of bonds:

A bond is a debt investment. Investors loan money to corporations or governments for a set term and interest rate. The initial face value of most bonds is $1,000. After issuance bonds trade on the over-the-counter market where their principal value fluctuates according to changes in interest rates and any changes in the bond's credit quality. Newly issued corporate bonds are syndicated by consortiums of investment banks who initially buy an offering for resale to investors. Government bonds are offered by auction, where investors tender bids for the issue. Bonds are typically used by investors to stabilize the value of a portfolio and/or produce a stream of income.

Bond fundamentals

 * Bond basics
 * Bond pricing
 * Bond yield
 * Bonds: advanced topics
 * Duration - math definitions
 * Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index
 * Video: Learn Bond Basics in Minutes
 * Video: Why bother with bonds?

US government bonds

 * United States Treasury security
 * Treasury bond
 * Treasury Inflation Protected Security
 * GNMA
 * Government agency bonds
 * EE savings bonds
 * I savings bonds
 * Zero-coupon bond

US corporate bonds

 * Asset-backed securities
 * Certificate of deposit
 * Convertible bonds
 * Corporate bonds
 * Floating rate bonds
 * High yield bonds
 * Mortgage-backed security
 * Stable value fund

US municipal bonds

 * Municipal bond fund regulation
 * Municipal bonds

Non-US bonds

 * Developed market bonds
 * Emerging market bonds
 * Eurobond

Bond strategies

 * Asking bond questions
 * CDs vs bonds
 * I Bonds vs TIPS
 * Individual bonds vs a bond fund
 * Laddering bonds or CDs
 * Rolling ladders versus bond funds

Bond funds

 * IShares municipal bond fund tracking error
 * SPDR municipal bond fund tracking error
 * Vanguard bond ETFs
 * Vanguard bond index fund tracking error
 * Vanguard investment grade bond fund tracking error
 * Vanguard municipal bond fund tracking error
 * Vanguard US government bond fund tracking error