Investing - Montgomery Township School District



Investing HYPERLINK "" \l "collection-play&id=ceb0e294-7c9a-44e9-8d48-30ab958d30a1&subject=featured&lessonId=1&lid=b42dd951-fa2f-4429-95d8-7edcba5d88a4&eventid=CF480171-BC2E-48D0-9391-A47F9B9F3952" \h 7.3 Bond InvestingActivityNameAnalyze a Bond FundAs you’ve learned, most investors will make their fixed income (bond) investments through a bond mutual fund. This snapshot of a popular bond index fund will help you understand how a bond fund works. Use this very popular fund, the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares (VBMFX) to answer the questions below. *All answers stem from the Overview tab.What is the level of risk with this investment?What types of bonds does this fund hold?How many bonds are held in this fund? What is the minimum investment for this fund?What is the expense ratio of this bond fund?What is the current price of a share? What is the current net value of this bond fund?What is the lowest quality rating of bond held in the fund? What was the fund's return in 2014? *Hint: Look at the the Average Annual Performance for the past year. ................
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