Understanding Bond Yield - a podcast by Chris Nelson, CFA

from 2021-09-27T10:00

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Welcome to Bond Investment Mentor! This is a podcast dedicated to helping community financial institutions master the art of fixed-income investments.

In this episode:

  • Recent FOMC decision - it's almost Taper Time! (1:41)
  • Bloomberg tip:  Using the Paydown Information (PDI) screen (7:10)
  • Effect of SBA rule change on fixed-rate SBA securities (9:05)
  • Understanding Yield
    • What is yield? (11:38)
    • Relationship between yield and total return, coupon rate, and price (13:22)
    • Yield to maturity (15:01)
    • Current (or market) yield (17:24)
    • Yield to call (18:03)
    • Yield to worst (19:41)
    • Tax-equivalent yield (20:09)
    • Yields on mortgage-backed securities (21:02)
  • Learn about 1-on-1 mentoring! (22:35)

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