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Answer #1
In economics, shares and bonds are two technical terms that investors usually engage at in order to earn money.
By definition, a share refers to a kind of ownership title intended to represent an equivalent of a company’s investment. A bond, in contrast, is a kind of debt instrument (or a written assurance to pay off debt) issued for a time in excess of one year with the main intention of raising investment made through borrowing.
In terms of property rights, a shareholder primarily owns a piece of the company’s assets. Its compensations may rise and fall depending on the company’s profits. A bondholder is the creditor of the business . It collects capital payments and interest that is not dependent whether the company’s profits go up or fall down.
In the aspect of predictability, a share’s dividends are somewhat unforeseen as compared to bond’s income which is normally fixed that gives bondholders an opportunity to plan out its finances depending on what he/she can get from the business.
The downside in investing on shares is too high. One can lose a considerable amount of investment which may also happen fast as compared to bonds in which risk is low considering that the investment is made with high quality corporate bonds. In the same way, risk in investing on bonds can be high if ever investment is made with low quality corporate bonds. According to a financial expert and free lance writer John Rothchild, “Bonds have on big advantage over stocks that pay paltry dividends or zero dividends… They provide their owners a steady return through thick and thin – or, in the case of a bear market, through thin and thinner.”
Considering the advantages however, shares offers a lot of potential for capital growth this is because prices move faster and much greater as compared to bonds. But, what is good about bonds is that by nature it is a very liquid form of asset. Buying or selling is never a problem when it comes to bonds. On the other side, shares can also be a liquid as well as illiquid form of asset.