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JP Turner & Company, LLC
PRODUCTS & SERVICES / Investing in Bonds
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At JP Turner, we believe that an educated customer is a long term customer. Whether you invest in bonds and how you choose which bond to invest in depends on a multitude of fact and how you choose which bond to invest in depends on a multitude of
factors that your JP Turner representative will review when helping you match
suitable bonds to your situation. In addition to determining a suitable mix of
investments based on your financial goals, investment time frame and risk
tolerance, you need to be able to understand these features:
- Maturities
- Credit ratings
- Coupons
- Call features
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- Prices
- Yields
- Taxable status
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Bond values tend to decline as interest rates rise, and tend to rise as interest rates decline, so if a bond is sold prior to maturity its value may be more or less than the original purchase price.
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