Metal Working|A blog about metal working as a hobby.
Sep
08
Filed Under (Investing) by Michael
chopin1810900 asked:
(Not school questions — investing is just a hobby of mine and I’m only highly familiar with stocks)
1.) Are government bonds a fixed price, or do they rise and fall according to market conditions? Does the federal reserve set the buy prices for them according to the situation? Would one always get the same amount of money back after the particular number of years is complete, or is it possible one to actually lose money on one depending on the situation? Is it possible to invest in bonds like you would stocks? How does one purchase a bond?
2.) How does one become a shareholder in a mutual fund? Are they like stocks, with symbols and such?
3.) How does one invest in precious metals? Do these work like buying shares of the metal? Similarly, I see the prices on stock information television and web sites listing the prices of things such as pork. Are these investable, or are they just yardsticks measuring the stability of the farming industry?
(Not school questions — investing is just a hobby of mine and I’m only highly familiar with stocks)
1.) Are government bonds a fixed price, or do they rise and fall according to market conditions? Does the federal reserve set the buy prices for them according to the situation? Would one always get the same amount of money back after the particular number of years is complete, or is it possible one to actually lose money on one depending on the situation? Is it possible to invest in bonds like you would stocks? How does one purchase a bond?
2.) How does one become a shareholder in a mutual fund? Are they like stocks, with symbols and such?
3.) How does one invest in precious metals? Do these work like buying shares of the metal? Similarly, I see the prices on stock information television and web sites listing the prices of things such as pork. Are these investable, or are they just yardsticks measuring the stability of the farming industry?
