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Investments

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Bond pricing and yield

Value a bond as the present value of its coupons and face value, and read the inverse relationship between price and yield.

fixed-incomevaluationinterest-rates

Intermediate · 9 min read

Investments

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Bond duration and interest-rate risk

How much a bond's price actually moves when yields change, and why convexity corrects the estimate.

bondsdurationrisk

Intermediate · 7 min read

Investments

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The dividend discount model

Value a share as the present value of its future dividends, and learn why the model is powerful for stable payers and fragile for everyone else.

valuationequitydividends

Intermediate · 8 min read

Investments

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Portfolio risk and diversification

Why holding more than one asset changes risk, and how beta, Sharpe, and alpha separate the risk you are paid for from the risk you are not.

portfoliodiversificationbeta

Intermediate · 8 min read

Investments

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Risk, return, and diversification

Connect the return you expect with the uncertainty you accept, and see why diversification matters.

riskreturndiversification

Intermediate · 6 min read