Understand Corporate Bonds: Full Guide - How Do They Work, Features, Pros & Cons & Alternatives

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Timeline:

00:00 Intro
00:13 What are Corporate Bonds?
01:03 How Does it Work?
01:28 Maturity Ranges
02:00 Credit Quality
03:00 Bond Payments
04:14 Example - Corporate Bond
04:53 Secured Vs Unsecured Bonds
06:13 Bankruptcy and Your Bonds
07:44 Chapter 11 Vs Chapter 7
08:34 How are Corporate Bonds Rated?
09:59 Valuing Corporate Bonds
12:08 How to Invest in Corporate Bonds

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[yona]

Something that confuses me about buy mutual funds and etfs that invest in bonds is that it seems like you don't have the same security over your principal. It seems if you invest $5000 in corporate bonds directly, you will certainly get that money back as long as there are no bankruptcies. However, if you invest $5000 in a bond fund or etf, it is more like a stock in that the value of that fund/etf could dramatically swing so your risk of losing your principal is much higher. Is that correct?

[yona]

Thanks for creating this video - it's very helpful and answered the questions I had about corporate bonds.

[joelreyes]

Can i lose value on my corporate bonds if i hold until maturity..

[bluelit]

The thing finance people don’t understand is they are crappy at explaining what it is that they do.
I understand you because I’m from the industry. But I doubt that I’m your target audience.
Try and use simpler terms that “yield spread”. Why is it hard for you to explain that in simpler terms like “the difference between the corporate bond and treasury bond”. Finance bros are shit at explaining