{"id":60926,"date":"2025-01-02T23:13:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.urbanitae.com\/glossary\/bonds\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:24:39","slug":"bonds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.urbanitae.com\/en\/glossary\/bonds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"60926\" class=\"elementor elementor-60926 elementor-54678\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d86d887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d86d887\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b49ddd\" data-id=\"8b49ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083b30b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"083b30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What are they?<\/h3><p style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Bonds are debt instruments issued by entities like governments, companies, or international organizations. They\u2019re basically a way for these entities to raise money \u2014 the issuer gets a loan from investors who buy the bonds, and in return, they agree to pay back the original amount (called the principal) on a specific date (known as the maturity date), plus interest along the way.<\/p><p style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Put simply, when you buy a bond, you\u2019re acting like a lender. And in return, the issuer offers you:<\/p><p style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Regular interest payments:<\/strong> These are called coupons, and they\u2019re your return for lending the money.<br><strong>Repayment of the principal:<\/strong> The amount you originally invested gets paid back when the bond matures.<\/p><p style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">There are a bunch of different types of bonds depending on who\u2019s issuing them, how long they last, and how they\u2019re structured:<\/p><ul><li style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Government bonds:<\/strong> Issued by governments to fund projects or cover budget gaps. These are usually seen as low-risk \u2014 especially if the country has a stable economy.<\/li><li style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Corporate bonds:<\/strong> Issued by companies to fund operations or expansion. They tend to offer higher returns than government bonds, but also come with more risk.<\/li><li style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>International bonds:<\/strong> Issued in foreign markets or in a different currency than the issuer\u2019s.<\/li><li style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>High-yield bonds: <\/strong>These offer higher interest rates because they carry more credit risk (i.e., there&#8217;s a bigger chance the issuer might not pay you back).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c28c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c28c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Key aspects to consider<\/h3><p style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Bonds are a big part of diversifying an investment portfolio. Since they provide steady income and are generally less volatile than stocks, they\u2019re considered a solid choice for conservative investors or those with moderate risk tolerance.<\/p><p style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">However, bonds are not without risk. Among the most relevant are:<\/p><ul><li style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Credit risk:<\/strong> The issuer might not make the interest or principal payments.<\/li><li style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Interest rate risk:<\/strong> If interest rates go up, the value of your existing bond might go down.<\/li><li style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Inflation risk: <\/strong>If inflation rises faster than your bond\u2019s return, the money you get back won\u2019t go as far.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">That\u2019s why it\u2019s super important to look at the issuer\u2019s credit rating, understand how the bond is structured, and consider what\u2019s going on in the market before jumping in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa563c5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa563c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41114ac\" data-id=\"41114ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f7095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"43f7095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n        <div class=\"qode-advanced-call-to-action qode-advanced-cta-gradient qode-advanced-cta-gradient-animation\" style=\"height:80px\">\r\n            <a class=\"advanced-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mkt.urbanitae.com\/Urbanitae_suscripcion_newsletter.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=link_blog&amp;utm_campaign=suscripcion_blog&amp;utm_content=boton\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({'event': 'ub_ga4_event', 'ub_ga4_event_name': 'newsletter', 'ub_ga4_event_element': 'aprende'})\"><\/a>\r\n            <div class=\"qode-advanced-cta-content\">\r\n                <span class=\"qode-advanced-cta-text-holder\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;font-size:25px\">\r\n Subscribe to our Newsletter <\/span>\r\n                <span class=\"qode-advanced-cta-icon-holder\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;font-size:25px\">\r\n                    <span class=\"qode-advanced-cta-icon-holder-table\">\r\n                        <span class=\"qode-advanced-cta-icon-holder-cell\">\r\n                            <i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome_5 fa5 fa fa-envelope-open-text qode-advanced-cta-icon\"><\/i> <\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/span>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"qode-advanced-cta-background-holder\">\r\n                <span class=\"qode-advanced-cta-background-1 qode-type1-gradient-left-to-right\"><\/span>\r\n                <span class=\"qode-advanced-cta-background-2 qode-type1-gradient-left-to-right\"><\/span>\r\n                <span class=\"qode-advanced-cta-background-3\"><\/span>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are they? 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