Bond Math

Total return evaluates the performance of a companies stock without factoring in the companies expenses.

Yield to maturity (YTM, yield) is the bond's internal rate of return (IRR). It is the rate that discounts future cash flows to the current market price.

This tutorial will show you how to calculate bond pricing and valuation in excel. This teaches you how to do so through using the NPER() PMT() FV() RATE() and PV() functions and formulas in excel.

This video discusses some of the many benefits of compounding interest and shows how a balance can grow exponentially over time as the interest compounds.

This video covers the basics of compound interest and allows the viewer to understand how to calculate the present value of a cash flow with the knowledge of future value and interest rates.

This video discusses the basics of bond terminology; such as, Coupon Yield, Discount Yield, Current Yield, and Yield to Maturity (YTM)

Fundamentals of Bond Math

To truly understand bonds, you need to have an understanding of a few key metrics that will help you analyze a bond price more accurately. These analytics will be at the base of your analysis.