When a government or corporation issues a bond, it does so with a specific par value and interest rate. Once in the market, those values don’t change; however, the value of a bond can change depending ...

Many investors think that because bonds pay a set amount of interest, they are risk-free investments. While it's true that bonds tend to be less volatile than stocks, there are still several risk ...

You can check the value of your savings bond through the TreasuryDirect website. Even if you have paper savings bonds, you can check your value online, as long as you have the issue date, bond series ...