William & Mary is proud to host the Eta Rho Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. The William & Mary chapter was founded in 1976 with the purpose of stimulating ...

Normally, a bond is a very simple investment instrument. It pays interest until expiration and has a single, fixed life span. It is predictable, plain, and safe. On the other hand, the callable ...

d3sign / Getty Images If your primary investment objective is to preserve capital while generating a tax-free income stream, municipal bonds are worth considering. Municipal bonds (munis ...

U.S. Treasury Savings bonds may be familiar to long-term investors. The Series I bond is one type of government issued savings bond. Read on to explore how I bonds work, their benefits ...

A convertible bond is an investment vehicle that starts as a bond and then can turn into a stock. These bonds are often framed by sellers as a way to reduce risk by having the certainty of a bond ...

Convertible bonds can be exchanged for a set number of shares, offering potential profit if stock prices rise. Types of convertible bonds include vanilla and mandatory, each with different ...

You may want to sell bonds if their market value rises and you prefer immediate profit over future interest. Consider selling when interest rates are expected to rise and reinvest at higher rates ...

All else being equal, a bond with a longer maturity usually will pay a higher interest rate than a shorter-term bond. For example, 30-year Treasury bonds often pay a full percentage point or two ...

Fidelity’s flagship bond fund is FXNAX. The fund dates back to 1990, and has accrued $58.5 billion in total assets since its inception. The fund follows the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ...

Pi Sigma Alpha is the national honor society for political science. It was founded in 1920 at the University of Texas and its purpose is to stimulate scholarship and intelligent interests in political ...

Promote worthwhile curricular and extracurricular activities related to political science Stimulate scholarship and intelligent interest in political science Stimulate active interest in serving as ...

In the last several years, our Pi Sigma Alpha chapter has not been active. Thus, while the chapter will not organize to undertake activities per se, applications will be accepted for membership to ...