Bond funds refer to debt investments. Debt investments are mortgage securities and goverment. In other words it invested in some sort of debt.
The term corporate bond funds refers to a type of investment where the funds all come from corporate bonds. With the word bond in the name, it gives the impression that this would be a very safe choice for an investment. In fact this type of investment can be far more risky than stocks.
The mutual funds that have the best ratings include High Yield Bond, Short Term Bond, Long Term Bond, Small Growth, Financial, World Bond, Retirement, Large Growth, and Large Value.
Main categories in taxable bond funds are corporate bond funds, high-yield funds, world bond funds, government bond funds, and strategic income funds. The main tax-free bond fund categories are state municipal bond funds
Stock, bond, and hybrid funds invest in long-term securities, and as such are known as long-term funds. Hybrid funds invest in a combination of stocks, bonds, and other securities
money-market funds balanced funds index funds pure bond funds bond/income funds tax-free bond funds junk/high-yield bond funds pure stock funds aggressive growth funds growth funds sector funds small cap stock funds mid cap, large cap international funds
There are many different low-risk short term investments, a few of these include short term bond funds, online savings accounts, government bonds and money market mutual funds.
In 1999, there were approximately 100 corporate bond funds
American Funds offer a wide array of mutual funds. They offer growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds, bond funds, tax-exempt bond funds, money market funds, and target date funds.
The three major categories of funds are common stock, bond, and money market
Global equity and bond funds maintain a portfolio of securities and debt instruments traded worldwide
EBIT Return on long term funds = ------------------- x 100 Long term funds
Individual bonds and bond funds are two very different animals (see Comparing Bonds and Bond Funds) Understanding how bond funds and individual bonds differ will help you assess which is the best investment option for you