L loosus Banned May 3, 2009 #1 I've never really thought about it until I was reading about GM bondholders getting most of their bonds wiped out. How does a bond compare to a stock? How do you buy a bond? What are the differences in risk?
I've never really thought about it until I was reading about GM bondholders getting most of their bonds wiped out. How does a bond compare to a stock? How do you buy a bond? What are the differences in risk?
M mre Golden Domers are chickenshit!! May 3, 2009 #2 loosus said: I've never really thought about it until I was reading about GM bondholders getting most of their bonds wiped out. How does a bond compare to a stock? How do you buy a bond? What are the differences in risk? Click to expand... I believe the main difference is that a bond is a type of debt, whereas a stock is a little piece of ownership in the company. Stocks are riskier than bonds but also have the potential for greater rewards if the company does really well.
loosus said: I've never really thought about it until I was reading about GM bondholders getting most of their bonds wiped out. How does a bond compare to a stock? How do you buy a bond? What are the differences in risk? Click to expand... I believe the main difference is that a bond is a type of debt, whereas a stock is a little piece of ownership in the company. Stocks are riskier than bonds but also have the potential for greater rewards if the company does really well.
