http://www.incomeinvesthome.com/fixed/bonds/risks/index.htm You must know and understand the risks of bonds as investments, before you can effectively manages those risks. en-us Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:00:00 GMT Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Weblog Editor 2.0 goldegg2008@gmail.com (Richard Stooker) goldegg2008@gmail.com (Richard Stooker) Copyright 2008 by Richard Stooker and Gold Egg Investing LLC http://www.incomeinvesthome.com/fixed/bonds/risks/callrisk.htm Think you've guaranteed yourself an income for the life of the bond you just bought? Maybe -- but read the fine print first! Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.incomeinvesthome.com/fixed/bonds/risks/callrisk.htm http://www.incomeinvesthome.com/fixed/bonds/risks/inflation.htm Inflation has slowed down a lot since 1982, yet that only makes it a long-term not short-term threat. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.incomeinvesthome.com/fixed/bonds/risks/inflation.htm http://www.incomeinvesthome.com/fixed/bonds/risks/rates.htm The interest rate on most all bonds is fixed for the life of the bond, but in the overall economy, they're constantly shifting, changing the market value of your bond. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.incomeinvesthome.com/fixed/bonds/risks/rates.htm