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    Tuesday, November 15, 2005

    Bond Investing

    By Jakob Jelling

    Bond investing is the safest way to invest long term.

    One of the safest ways to invest is in bonds. If you are thinking about investing in bonds, chances are you are making a very good decision. You should be able to make a little bit of money on your investments - and you are not very likely to lose any money in the deal. However, while the stock market is confusing, the bond market is too. Therefore, before you start investing in the bond market, you should do some research and make sure you can find out what you need to know about bonds.

    There are several different bond markets. One of the most well known and easiest bond markets to get into is that of municipal securities. These bond markets are essentially based around the buying and selling of bonds in states or cities. Usually the money from these bonds are initially used to build new schools or other public systems. Therefore, not only will you be investing in bonds but you'll also be able to help your area build schools and other structures that it needs.

    Bond investing does not have to be done on the local level. Another type of bonds you can buy are from the federal government. These bonds are usually pretty easy to buy and usually can be used for many years afterward. The treasury securities market, for instance, has bonds that will not mature for more than ten years.

    Bond investing works the same way as most other types of investments. You put your money in, get your bond, and then you cannot get your money back until the bond matures. Therefore, bond investing is strictly a long-term investment market. However, there are several different time lengths that you can buy bonds for. Some of the shortest bonds will mature after one year. These are the shortest bond lengths, and usually will not allow you to earn very much money on the bond.

    Other types of bonds are longer. If you invest in an extremely long term bond (ten or more years) then you'll stand a chance of making a fairly decent amount of money. Most bonds also have a fixed value that they are worth. Instead of deciding exactly how much money you would like to give to a school, bank, or other organization for bonds, you need to buy a certain number of bonds that have fixed prices at first.

    Finally, if you are thinking about bond investing, realize that you can sell your bonds before the maturity date - but you will not get as much money as you would have, and might even end up losing money in a deal like that.

    About The Author: Jakob Jelling is the founder of Cashbazar.com. Go to http://www.cashbazar.com/investing.shtml and learn how to invest your money!

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