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Bonds are investment vehicles that make regular coupon payments until maturity, at which time the bond's face value is paid. If a bond is callable, the issuer of the bond may terminate the bond's ...

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Sometimes a company will elect to lease a fixed asset instead of purchasing it outright. This could be driven by attractive lease financing terms, balance sheet management, or other reasons. If a ...

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Spreadsheets are a valuable aid to genealogists. Originally they were created to calculate (and re-calculate) large columns and rows of numbers, but they can also be used to manage and analyze vast ...