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Zone 11 · Pocket Money

Bond Basics

Nine lessons of about three minutes each, every one with a live demo and a quick test.

  • Bonds & Interest Rates×8
  • Money Mindset & Psychology
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  1. 91BondsA Bond Is an IOULend money, get paid back with interest
  2. 92BondsCoupon, Maturity, Face ValueThe three numbers on every bond
  3. 93History of BondsBuy a Bond, Win a WarTens of millions of Americans lent money for World War II
  4. 94BondsWho Borrows With BondsGovernments, cities and companies
  5. 95Interest RatesThe Bond SeesawWhen rates rise, existing bond prices fall
  6. 96PromisesA Bond Older Than AmericaA Dutch water-board bond from 1648 still pays interest to Yale today
  7. 97Bond RiskBonds Can't Lose MoneyIn 2022, US bonds had one of their worst years on record
  8. 98Sovereign DebtThe King Who Kept DefaultingPhilip II of Spain didn't pay his debts four times
  9. 99Risk PsychologyThe Price of CertaintyWe pay extra to make a risk disappear completely