http://www.privatebonds.com Resourceful information on Investing in Bonds. Exploratory articles on Private Bonds, Private Activity Bonds and Municipal Bonds. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:00:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've all borrowed money, whether it is to purchase our first car, house or even the extension on our home. Now put that into the perspective of a corporation or government - where do their loans come from? Just like us they sometimes require capital to finance a new project ... http://www.privatebonds.com/investing-in-bonds/investing-in-bonds-%e2%80%93-what-are-bonds-why-are-they-issued/ A private purpose bond is one of the two types of municipal bond separated by The Tax Reform Act of 1986. The other type of municipal bond is a public purpose bond which differs quite considerably to the former. The key feature of a private purpose bond is that they are ... http://www.privatebonds.com/municipal-bonds/private-purpose-bonds-vs-public-purpose-bonds-%e2%80%93-types-of-municipal-bond/ A municipal bond fund is essentially a mutual fund investment in a municipal bond (i.e. "munis"). As we have already covered, municipal bonds are debt securities issued by a municipality, country or state to fund its capital expenditures. The reason why these types of bonds are so popular with investors who ... http://www.privatebonds.com/municipal-bonds/municipal-bond-fund-municipal-bond-mutual-fund/ A mortgage bond, as one would assume, is a bond that is directly secured by a mortgage on one or more physical/tangible assets. Mortgage bonds are usually secured by real estate and/or property associated with real estate holdings. Typically speaking, mortgage backed bonds offer exclusive protection that is rarely offered by ... http://www.privatebonds.com/mortgage-bonds/mortgage-bond-mortgage-backed-bonds-mortgage-revenue-bonds/ A revenue bond as its rather apt name would suggest is a type of municipal bond that is specifically guaranteed for repayment through revenues generated solely by an entity or source of revenue directly associated with the purpose of the bond. The revenue stipulated in the legal contract established between ... http://www.privatebonds.com/municipal-bonds/revenue-bond-a-type-of-municipal-revenue-bond/ A special assessment bond is firstly a type of municipal bond, which as we have covered in previous articles are debt security bonds issued by a state or municipality to finance capital expenditure. Special assessment bonds are used to financially back a development project and the interest is payable to ... http://www.privatebonds.com/municipal-bonds/special-assessment-bond-and-special-purpose-bonds/ An official definition would lead us to say that taxable bonds are debt securities whose return to the investors are subject to certain taxes, such as local, state or federal. The vast majority of bonds that are issued are subject to taxes and are therefore applicable as taxable bonds. In ... http://www.privatebonds.com/taxable-bonds/taxable-bonds-taxable-municipal-bonds-and-interest-taxable-bonds/ A general obligation bond is one of the most common types of municipal bond within the United States of America. Its common make up is that it is financially secured and guaranteed by state or occasionally local government and their agreement to use authentic and legal resources to honour bond ... http://www.privatebonds.com/municipal-bonds/general-obligation-bonds-general-obligation-pledges/ A corporate bond is a debt security issued by a corporation and offered to investors. More often than not, the able amount of backing a bond will receive is what the corporation can afford to reasonably pay back, valued by the money the company is making at the time and ... http://www.privatebonds.com/corporate-bonds/corporate-bonds-corporate-bonds-yield-and-high-yield-corporate-bonds/ In essence, the risk of a municipal bond is directly measured by how likely the issuer is to complete all agreed payments in a timely and complete manner. The agreement that was made between the municipal bond issuer and the bond holder defines the specifications of the deal from what ... http://www.privatebonds.com/municipal-bonds/municipal-bond-risks-municipal-bond-repayment-agreements-and-obligations/