Municipal Bonds The greatest advantage of municipal bonds can be summed up in two words: tax free. The interest rates on municipal bonds may seem low compared to similar long-term securities like Treasury bills and CDs‚ but tax advantages may level the playing field. Let ’s look at some examples. If you ’re in the 25 percent bracket for 2008 federal income taxes‚ you ’d have to find a taxable security with an interest rate of 4 percent to equal the yield of a tax-free municipal bond with an interest
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All the bonds in a particular issue may mature at the same time (term bonds) or in installments over a period of time (serial bonds). Serial bonds are like installment notes payable. Some of Southwest Airlines long-term debts are serial in nature because they are payable in installments. Secured‚ or mortgage‚ bonds give the bondholder the right to take specified assets of the issuer if the company defaults that is‚ fails to pay interest or principal. Unsecured bonds‚ called debentures‚ are backed
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Bonds is something that retains and holds on together with one another. There are three major chemical bonds and they are‚ Ionic‚ Covalent‚ and Hydrogen bonds. An example of a covalent bond would be SCl^2 which is Sulfur dichloride. SCl^2 is a covalent bond because since they are close to each other in valence electrons‚ they have almost full outer shells so they share electrons with one another. A good example is table salt NaCl‚ because they are on opposite sides of the periodic table therefore
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Upon reading the piece for the first time‚ I did not understand what was going on. After a couple of days later‚ I think I get it‚ but I kind of understood only the first half which is enough. After reading a piece from Desert Notes by Barry Lopez‚ the message Mr. Lopez is trying to convey is to tell the reader to not to form conceptions‚ beliefs or ideas of something before actually knowing about it. This nicely fits the theme of preconception. In the beginning‚ you have the idea of something. It
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The Sanctuary of School by Lynda Barry highlights the negligence of parents and the gap the school system fills to provide a solution to that negligence. Arts programs and the like‚ have proven a reliable outlet for children who come from these settings. We see hundreds of testimonies like Barry’s that tell just how large an impact these programs have on children. Art should certainly be a part of a child’s development system as it serves as a means of expression when words cannot. As is such‚ the
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event of liquidation. Answer True False 1 points Question 2 Junk bonds are also called high-yield bonds. Answer True False 1 points Question 3 The expected yield on junk bonds is lower than the yield on AAA-rated bonds because of the higher default risk associated with junk bonds. Answer True False 1 points Question 4 In general‚ interest on bonds‚ like dividends on preferred stock‚ may be deferred until a later date at the discretion
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Social bond theory was originally constructed by Travis Hirschi in 1969. According to Hirschi (1969)‚ "we are moral beings to the extent we are social beings." A social bond in essence would have to refer the the connection between what an individual and society are holding together. Social bond theory hypothesizes that deviance would occur when the social bond is weak or lacking in one of the four elements. According to Hirschi (1969) there are four elements of a social bond‚ attachment‚ commitment
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bail bonds. Bail bonds are basically contractual undertakings between the person posting bail and the bail bond broker. With the bail bond‚ it is the responsibility of the bail bond broker to promise the appearing of the defendant in court when summoned. It is usually kith or kin who contacts the bail agent for the release of the defendant through a bail bond. The bail amount for the defendant is decided by the judge‚ where the bail agent receives a percentage of the amount. Once the bail bond is
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molecule with covalent bond o Formula unit with ionic bond * Molecules: formed by covalent bonds * Lattice energy is the energy released in the formation of an ionic compound. DEFINITION: The formation of an IONIC BOND is the result of the transfer of one or more electrons from a metal onto a non-metal. Characteristics of both bonds: * Occur between 2 atoms * Composed of 2 electrons * Have both ionic and covalent characteristics * Together = 100% * Both bonds are measured on
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Chelsee Graham English 1510 Professor Ray 19 September 2017 Lost and Found Response Lost and Found is a story written by Lynda Barry and is an example of a literacy narrative. This narrative is unique in the way its set up which is that of a comic book. The purpose of the story being written was to engage the reader by using descriptive details of the authors childhood to entertain the reader. Comic strips are used for the enjoyment and laughter of the audience and that is exactly what she did.
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