Many investment portfolios are diversified amongst bonds and stocks. Use research to analyze bonds and find investment opportunities.

Step 1: Post a response to the following on the discussion board.

If appropriate, include personal experience in your response.

Use a stock website such as Yahoo Finance (Links to an external site.), Nasdaq (Links to an external site.), Morningstar (Links to an external site.), or others to look up municipal bonds of the state you live in (Type in your state followed by the word "Municipal"). Answer the following questions:

1. What is the name of the Municipal bond?

2. What is it currently trading at?

3. What is the 52-week high and low trading price for the bond?

4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of investing in a municipal bond?

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of investing in a treasury bond?

6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of investing in a corporate bond?

7. Which bond would you prefer to invest in: a municipal bond, a treasury bond, or a corporate bond? Explain your reasoning.