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When you become an investor, you buy into an investment vehicle. The money you choose to invest becomes your principle and whatever value that investment grows into becomes your return. But return is ...

One of the simplest ways to evaluate a potential bond investment is via the bond’s current yield. Bond current yield is a simple measure of what the bond will earn if you buy and hold it for a year ...