How Stocks Work

Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Understanding some basic concepts may help you assess whether zero-coupon bonds have a place in your portfolio.
For much of our lives, our parents are the ones who have to bring up uncomfortable topics. (Just think back — and squirm — to their birds and bees talk. Awkward, right?) But once we become adults, sometimes it’s our turn to start sensitive conversations.