Archive for January, 2006
Corporate Bonds For Retail Investors
January 22nd, 2006
Question: where to buy Corporate Bonds? for retail investor.?
Answer: Any stock broker will sell them to you, but most have a very large mark up on Corporate Bonds and they might also have a minimum purchase requirement. There are mutual bond funds that are perhaps a better alternative in some respects. Most mutual fund companies offer them.
Ramirez & Co. Corporate Video - Full Version
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Corporate Bonds Vs Municipal Bonds
January 11th, 2006
Question: I have two grammar questions: "of" vs. "among," and the proper use of "that".?
First question:
"Of the nominees for the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism this year, few are as influential as Professor Blake."
Would it be okay to replace "Of" with "Among"? If not, why not? What's the rule for using "of" and "among"?
Second question:
"A study of stocks and bonds reveals *that* interest earned on corporate and municipal bonds tends to be lower than earnings from stocks, but bond interest is virtually guaranteed."
VS.
"A study of stocks and bonds reveals interest earned on corporate and municipal bonds tends to be lower than earnings from stocks, but bond interest is virtually guaranteed."
Why is the first sentence right, and the second sentence wrong? My book says "reveals that" is an idiom of some sort...but both sentences sound right to me. Is there a rule on when I can and can't leave out "that"?
Thanks in advance! =)
Answer: In the first sentence you could replace of with among. 'Of' in this case literally means 'out of' or 'from' while among also means 'in the group'. So in this context the replacement is ok, but not in every case as among and of can both have other meanings in a different context.
You can either include 'that' or omit it. The inclusion is more formal but is being used less and less in both spoken and written english. There isnt really a set rule for this though.
Municipal Bonds Versus Corporate Bonds
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Tags: corporate bonds vs municipal bonds, municipal_bonds |
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