Corporate Bonds

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Q: What does tracers stand for?

A: Tracers stands for Traded Custody Receipts.

What are tracers? What are the benefits of tracers?

TRACERS (Traded Custody Receipts) can deliver a regular income stream, investment diversification, plus a scheduled return of principal in a single exchange traded product.

Tracers provide individual investors the opportunity to own an interest in a investment portfolio of approximately 20-30 Corporate Bonds.

How does a tracers work as an investment?

Owners of the TRACERS will get the benefits (and the risks) of owning a proportionate share of the portfolio of underlying Corporate Bonds.

What are corporate bond tracers?

Since Corporate Bond TRACERS will have fixed rate coupons (paid either monthly, quarterly or semi-annually) and a stated principal repayment schedule, investors will know in advance the amounts and timing of scheduled interest and principal payments.

Corporate bond funds and other mutual funds typically do not provide the benefits of scheduled principal repayment dates and fixed periodic interest payments.

Welcome to the Corporate Bonds Blog

The Corporate Bonds blog is dedicated to providing information and resources on corporate bonds and Corporate Bond Investing. Before investing in any bonds, you should learn about Different Bond Types and How Do Bonds Work in general. Once you have established that you want to buy corporate bonds as opposed to other types of bonds, see the Corporate Bond List to find out what type of corporate bonds you might be interested in. 

It is important to learn about Different Bond Types before you decide which corporate bond you wan to invest in. While different bonds have different characteristics, most bonds work the same way. They are issued at par value, most of them offer periodic interest payments and a lump sum repayment at maturity. Corporate Bonds Website explains how different types of corporate bonds and Discount Notes work. You can buy corporate bonds during Corporate Bond Offerings which may be more cost effective or you can buy them over the counter. See Corporate Bond Offerings basics for definition of what a corporate bond offering is. 

Corporate bond investors look at many factors before they decide which Corporate Bonds To Invest In. Popular corporate bonds include investment grade corporate bonds, high yield corporate bonds or High Interest Corporate Bonds. Corporate Bond Ratings help investors decide how risky a bond is. You will also learn about historical yield curves of corporate bonds, how to buy corporate bonds without a broker, as well as about other types of corporate bonds such as Step Up Corporate Bonds and TRACERS.