I want to buy some bonds - which ones are the best?
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http://www.municipalbonds.com/\n\na good place to check out state by state current trades with yields and prices. use this to compare offerings from various discount brokerage firms. i prefer to buy new issues only. many discounters have an email service that lets you know what is coming out.
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You simply head to your local insurance agent and ask for one.\n\nBe aware that once you are in business, you will start getting solicitations in the mail for these bonds...  DO not be fooled into thinking you must get one.  Some of their letters make  you think you owe them money when really you will get your bond through a local agent and the mail crap can just get tossed out.  If you have a question about something you get in the mail, take it to your agent and ask. \n\nStick with a local agent so you can stop in any old time and ask questions.  A good agent is a valuable asset in any business.  Get to know one, if you don't like the one you first get then switch but keep it local.
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Treasury bonds or any other guaranteed government bonds.  \n\nYou are going to find that "safe" investments do not earn a great deal of return.  But remember rule #1..never invest money you can't afford to lose.
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The first poster is correct. Bonds (or Treasury Bills, T-Bills) are the safest investment. They are considered risk free, and they're currently paying in the high 4-5% range.\n\nHowever, you can get a better return for just a slight increase in risk... you don't need to be entirely conservative.
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I found a couple of good websites. Google bonds rookie card and look for good prices. I saw them anywhere between $100 and 1,000 dollars.
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The best relative safe one that I have found is a Bond fund that Charles Schwab has--it currently pays 5.8%.  I have some funds in it and did a lot of checking before going in that direction.  Schwab is a good Co. to deal with --no conning or high-pressure.\nRemember the "rule of 72" says that your 5.8% compounded and reinvested will double in 12 and 1/2 years.
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I've found Evergreen's Precious Metals Fund to be the one I use the most.  Franklin's Gold & Precious Metals Fund is good, too, but the Evergreen one was better numbers.\n\nA better question is why in the hell you'd want to put your money into precious metals right now.  I guess a nearly year-long run-up and prices at 25-year highs seems like buying signals to you.\n\nHint: Try buying quality investments when they are "on sale".  Not when the herd is moving towards them and pushing the prices beyond reasonable levels.
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Usually they sell for $1,000 each.  Savings Bonds you can buy for as little as $25.00
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You can start by telling people what They are.\nLook at this http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/sep2004/boes.htm for a list on why someone should buy EE or I bonds.
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I would look at the ETFs that are proposed by Barclays through www.ishares.com. Basically these are index trackers. So when you buy one of those you buy a "diversified" set of stocks. Diversification is a "free gift from God" as it leads to extra return for the same amount of risk. Just use these ETFs as bricks to build your portolio.
198893
Read the book "The Intelligent Investor".  Summary is to buy stock and bond index funds with low rates.  The % of each depends on how risky the market is and your personal comfort with risk.
502001
Think a repayment type is best\nI usually choose a tracker\nit has variable interest rate that is fixed 1 or 2 percentage points above bank of england base rate
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This is a vague question.  What do you mean when you say what is the best.  If you mean safest, most have insurance guarding you on your investments if the financial service and/or trust company were to go bankrupt.  If you mean, honest, depends on what you are looking for.  Are you interested in one of these places to manage your money?  Manage your trust account?  \n\nIf you can be more specific, I will help you. \n\nGood luck!
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It depends. You would have to work out the interest rates to see which one will yield you the most money. My guess is that the daily compounded cd will yield the most. Go to http://www.finaid.org/calculators/scripts/compoundinterest.cgi to see what will yield the most over the time period you need.
196093
I like vanguard.com, try this link.
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Go to the bank and buy I bonds. They are risk free, and will keep up with inflation as measured by the CPI.
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It depends on how long you plan to have you money lock by the investment. \n\n(1) For long-term, I would suggest bonds. In the past, bonds offer better rate for long-term. (However, this is not true recently.)\n(2) For short-term, CD is easier to liquidate (or the penalty of getting out of it could be smaller).