A list of high-yield funds can be found at http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/funds/govt-corp-high-yield/. A different list can be found at http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/rankings/high-yield-bond.
The purpose of tax free bond funds is help investors gain interest while saving on the tax. One may find out more information from the articles listed on the site "Money Control".
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You may find information on bonds funds all over the web. You may also ask a local accountant about bonds information. Many sites hold information about bond funds.
No, a bond coupon refers to the annual interest payment that the bondholder receives, expressed as a percentage of the bond's face value (or par value). To find the bond's current yield, you would divide the annual coupon payment by the current market price of the bond. This provides a measure of the income return on the bond based on its current price, rather than its face value.
There is no 15 year treasury. There is a 10 and a 20 year. You are looking at a 15to 16 % increase based on the total of the interest rates in 2009. Maybe by 2011 you will then find some better interest rates for your 15 year treasury bond.
Know the bond's face value, then, find the bond's coupon interest rate at the time the bond was issued or bought, then, multiply the bond's face value by the coupon interest rate it had when issued, then, know when your bond's interest payments are made, finally, multiply the product of the bond's face value and interest rate by the number of months in between payments.
An annual percentage yield enables one to find out how much interest a set amount of money is earning in interest per year. Many banks and other financial institutions include an interest calculator on their websites.
Commodity funds are the ones that are linked to a commodity Index. There are various places one can find these funds. Its best to check Bloomberg Magazine or their website to find the place of interest to buy these funds.
To find the annual percentage yield, you can use the formula: APY (1 (nominal interest rate / number of compounding periods)) (number of compounding periods) - 1. This formula takes into account the compounding of interest over a year to give a more accurate representation of the yield.
To find the coupon rate of a bond, divide the annual interest payment by the bond's face value and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage rate.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fluctuates based on market conditions, economic data, and investor sentiment. It serves as a benchmark for other interest rates and reflects investor expectations for inflation and economic growth. To find the current yield, it's best to check a financial news website or the U.S. Department of the Treasury's official site, as it changes frequently. As of my last update, I cannot provide real-time data.