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[dixiegrrrrl]

4. I think an introduction to bonds in general is what I had in mind

cause all bonds have certain things in common, and I am STILL trying to grasp the interest rate/price idea, but if I read it, I will remember.
So one thread on overview
then each type of bond in a separate thread. ie: Municipal bonds = how are they raised and sold and who buys them and who ends up paying for them, who makes the money from selling, who makes the money from buying, and the downsides.
( I am thinking of poor Jefferson county here in Alabama ( Birmingham) that got royally screwed by buying bonds from Citibank that were over priced and under performing).

with a link back to the overview/ of bonds in general...which may or may not be a long post.

All of us voters in a state often vote on city/county/state bonds...with no clue what they are about, and what we should be thinking of,
looking for, and how to find out the information in a general way.

for example.....the topic is horses.
The overview is info. on what type of horses ( cold blood vs. warm blood) and where they came from and what kind are used for what tasks.
what is the difference between an Appaloosa, and a paint, etc.
then part 2.....quarter horses, for example...used for, their traits, their breed history, outstanding examples.
part 3....arabian
part 4 .....work horses...(Clydesdale, Shire, etc)

which is one way, but not the only way, to organize the subject.

that is how my mind works, but whatever you decide to do would be excellent information about an important finance topic.