Welcome to Bond Investment Mentor! This is a podcast dedicated to helping community financial institutions master the art of fixed-income investments.

In this episode:

• Understanding Yield Spreads (1:36)
  • What is yield spread?
  • Components of yield spread
  • Effect of market conditions on yield spread
• Yield Curves (11:48)
  • What are yield curves?
  • What is yield curve slope?
  • Types of yield curve shapes
  • 3 factors that influence the shape of the yield curve
  • Evaluating the yield curve for investment decisions
• Review of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting (17:39)
• New investment training program from Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (20:28)
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• COMING UP!  Bond Investment Mentor Live Training on 11/17 (22:49)
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