Patrick Harwood has been a professional writer and editor since 2004, specializing in articles about spectator sports, personal finance and law. He has contributed to family of magazines and websites.
An ethical company is one in which the employees and management trust one another and work to the common good. Ethics violations carry a wide variety...
Creating a CV, or curriculum vitae, for the purposes of applying for a job is one of the most critical steps in the process. A poorly constructed CV...
Whether you are looking for current income, safety or a combination of both, bonds and bond mutual funds can be a good investment. Bond mutual funds...
U.S. savings bonds, such as the series EE, can be excellent investments as well as gifts. Many parents and grandparents purchase series EE savings...
The procedures for small estates are designed to provide a streamlined probate process where there are insufficient assets in an estate to warrant...
A team that can work well together, cooperate, collaborate and problem solve as a cohesive unit is going to be far more successful than a...
Executor If the decedent left a will or trust document, the executor is required to present either witnesses or an affidavit from witnesses who can...
Series I savings bonds are a popular alternative to the traditional Series EE bond. Like EE bonds, I bonds are available in paper form at banks and...
A yield curve is a plotted graph consisting of interest rates, all taken at the same time, on selected maturities of bonds of a similar credit...
Certificates of deposit (CDs) and government bonds are two types of low-risk investment vehicles. CDs are defined and financed by their relationship...
Bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury are considered to be among the safest investments in the world because the United States is unlikely to default on...
Bond prices are quoted in terms of bid and offer. The dealer spread is the difference between the bid (the price a bond trader pays for a bond) and...
The financial news often references the 10 year bond yield. The 10 year rate is widely followed to give investors an indication of the direction of...
Investors have a choice between two major asset classes in financial securities. Stock, or equity investing, is ownership in corporations, and stock...
There are 2 main ways to invest in a company; stocks or bonds. Stocks represent ownership and bonds represent debt for the company. One common...