The Money Farm Team

Long-term liabilities are a company’s financial commitments that are due in more than one year. The current part of long-term debt is shown separately to give a better picture of a company’s current liquidity and ability to pay current liabilities as they come due. Long-term liabilities are sometimes known as noncurrent liabilities or long-term debt. […]

Bonds and interest rates have an inverse connection. Bond prices normally fall when the cost of borrowing money rises (interest rates rise), and vice versa. When interest rates rise, what happens to bonds? Bond prices are inversely proportional to interest rates. This indicates that as interest rates rise, bond prices fall; conversely, as interest rates

Treasury bonds (T-bonds) are fixed-rate debt instruments issued by the United States government with maturities ranging from 10 to 30 years. T-bonds pay semiannual interest until they mature, at which point the owner receives the face amount of the bond. Treasury bonds are one of four essentially risk-free government-issued securities, along with Treasury bills, Treasury

Bonds with floating rates, on the whole, will be priced close to their par value. The current value of a floating-rate bond is equal to the par value plus the value of the upcoming coupon payment, adjusted for the time until the payment. What is the best way to price a floating-rate note? Because the

Log in to your TreasuryDirect account to see the current value of your electronic bonds. Check to see whether you hold any bonds. Make sure the serial number you enter is correct. Ascertain that a bond can be cashed. What is the value of a $100 savings bond dated 1999? A $100 series I bond

Stocks can be valued by comparing their price (P) to their earnings (E) (E). To do so, you’ll need to know the average P/E ratio for the company’s industry. The current P/E ratio for each industry may be found on several financial websites. Multiply the industry P/E ratio by your stock’s earnings per share (EPS).

Use the bond valuation formula to arrive at a conclusion. The bond’s value is the total of the bond’s future value, annual interest payments, and bond principal returned at maturity, all discounted at the market interest rate. The value of a corporate bond is computed using the formula 50/(1 + 4%) + (50 + 1000)/(1

Savings bonds are regarded as one of the most secure investments available. The underlying principle is that the value of a savings bond grows over time, but it’s easy to lose track of how much it’s worth over time. The TreasuryDirect savings bond calculator, fortunately, makes determining the value of a purchased savings bond a

The Calculator is only for paper bonds. Log in to your TreasuryDirect account to find out how much your electronic savings bonds are worth. With our online Calculator, you can find out how much your paper savings bonds are worth. The Calculator will price the following series of paper bonds: EE, E, I, and savings

Treasury bonds (T-bonds) are fixed-rate debt instruments issued by the United States government with maturities ranging from 10 to 30 years. T-bonds pay semiannual interest until they mature, at which point the owner receives the face amount of the bond. Treasury bonds are one of four essentially risk-free government-issued securities, along with Treasury bills, Treasury