Principal-Only

Categories: Bonds, Banking, Muni Bonds

Think of a bond as having two parts:

  • the principal that will be paid on the maturity date
  • the interest that's paid in coupon payments regularly

Usually, it's all tied up in a pretty package, but you can separate the two and sell the bond without the coupon payments as principal-only.

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