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51549229 No.51549229 [Reply] [Original]

I keep trying to read about bonds and I just don't understand the value in them.
I really want to buy a bunch of Israel bonds for the meme but I also don't want to lose all my money on a shit investment.
Anyone know any good sources to study about bonds?

>> No.51549271

whats there to understand
You lian the government money
they give you your money back +interest
if the +interest is less than inflation you lose

>> No.51549312

>>51549271
that's simple and easy to understand. i think maybe what op is asking is why the fuck would anyone bother to do that.

>> No.51549482

>>51549312
yeah that's exactly what I'm asking.
I just don't understand how it's a good deal for anyone but the government.
Like a min of 25k 15 year bond with 4.9% interest.
With 25k I could invest it in anything else and get the growth from the company plus the dividends of it.

>> No.51550090

>>51549312
>>51549482
>why
Guaranteed x% return
Doubt many consumers buy them it's for pensions and also for the (((federal reserve))) to manipulate the economy by creating money and buying bonds to suppress interest rates.

>> No.51550338

>>51549229
It takes time to see the value from bonds
Get it

>> No.51551612

>>51549482
They have value because they're used as collateral in financial engineering.

>> No.51551634

WHy come there was none on barts face?

>> No.51551635

>>51549482
bonds are somewhere you can park money while deciding what to do with it

>> No.51551762

>>51549482
it is a scam, yes

>> No.51551897

>>51549482
You shift your saving into bonds as you near retirement so a random market crash can't fuck you up right before you retire.