Howdy Wall St. Willy! We talked about Coupon and Yield of a bond separately, but what’s the difference between the two of them anyway? Coupon or coupon rate is the rate of interest paid by the bond issuer. It is expressed as a percentage of the face value or the par value of the bond. …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! Sometime ago we talked about coupon and when we talked about that you said something about yield. But what is yield anyway? Yield is the rate of return you can get from making an investment in a bond at the current price. It’s expressed as a percentage just like interest rates. …
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Introduction to Diversification for Kids and Teens This video explains the concept of diversification in a simple, concise way for kids and beginners. It could be used by kids & teens to learn about diversifying investments, or used as a money & personal finance resource by parents and teachers as part of a Financial Literacy …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! Sometime ago we talked about Actively Managed Fund, but what is Passively Managed Fund? Passively Managed Funds are funds in which the investment is made to mirror an index. That means that the securities in the passively managed fund are the same as in the index. The investment is also not …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! Sometime ago, I heard about a coupon that’s related to investing, but is it like a store coupon? What is it anyway? A coupon is the amount of interest a bond issuer pays periodically to the bond holder. Coupon or coupon rate is expressed as a percentage of the face value …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! Sometime ago, we talked about asset classes, and when we talked about that, you said something about portfolio rebalancing. But what is portfolio rebalancing anyway? Portfolio rebalancing (or portfolio re-balancing) is buying and selling securities from different asset classes to maintain the asset allocation that’s right for you. Well, when should …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! I heard my parents talking about a Brokerage Account. But what is a brokerage account anyway? A brokerage account is an account that you use to make investments like buying or selling stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs and many more. Well, where does the money to buy stocks or ETFs or …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! On TV I heard about a portfolio but, what is portfolio anyway? Everything you invest in, is collectively called your portfolio. For example, if you have invested in stocks, bonds and real estate, together they form your portfolio. But, how do I decide what’s in my portfolio? This depends on your …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! Sometime ago, when you talked to me about asset classes, you mentioned asset allocation. But what is asset allocation anyway? Asset allocation is deciding how much of your money to invest in different asset classes. But why do I even need asset allocation? You need asset allocation to achieve diversification so …
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Howdy Wall St. Willy! Sometime ago we talked about mutual funds and I heard something about an index fund. So, what is an index fund anyway? An index fund is a mutual fund whose portfolio is built to match the constituents of a stock market index. What do you mean? Each index fund is based …
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