Although there is a risk that a company may default and cause a large loss, investment grade bonds rarely default.
Prisoners are often kept in bonds, like chains, handcuffs, and shackles, to prevent them from escaping.
Bonds and bond portfolios will rise or fall in value as interest rates change.
These are known as , because they combine and features.
In sodium chloride or salt right , the sodium atom Na donates an electron to the chlorine atom Cl , forming an ionic bond.
 If interest rates have dropped considerably, you'll have to put your fresh interest income to work in bonds yielding lower returns than you had been enjoying.