[SIE] 24, Bond Risks - Interest Rate and Credit

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and CFP designation. He is passionate about opening up information to help everyone prepare better for financial certification exams. This episode covers content for the SIE Exam. In this episode you will learn: - How interest rate changes inversely affect existing bond prices. - Using duration to measure a bond's price sensitivity to interest rate risk. - The two key factors that increase a bond's duration and price volatility. - The function of credit rating agencies in assessing an issuer's default risk. - The critical difference between investment-grade and speculative-grade (junk) bonds. For more resources visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ and connect on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/chenran818

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