How to Read a Bond Listing

Here's everything you've ever wanted to know about deciphering bond listings.

Portrait Of A Mature Man Looking At Laptop Holding Document
(Image credit: Ridofranz)
By
published
in How-to

You can use an online broker to find bonds that are right for you. In search of a good yield, we used Fidelity to screen for corporate bonds rated triple-B and set to mature in 2026. Our search turned up 143 bonds, including the Ford issue dissected here.

(Image credit: Thinkstock)

Subscribe to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

Be a smarter, better informed investor.

Save up to 74%
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hwgJ7osrMtUWhk5koeVme7-200-80.png

Sign up for Kiplinger’s Free E-Newsletters

Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on investing, taxes, retirement, personal finance and more - straight to your e-mail.

Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice - straight to your e-mail.

Sign up