Did you know that there are 7 different ways to lose money investing in bonds? That’s right, investing in bonds isn’t always a safe and low-risk investment. However, once you know and understand the risk associated with bond trading, then the chances of you losing money go down drastically.

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Now bonds have traditionally been viewed as a very safe way to create a steady stream of cash flow, and many brokers and financial advisors recommend bonds as part of a solid balance to any financial portfolio.

And all of that is true…most of the time.

The big issue with bond risk (and how people lose money with bonds) is when any of these 7 risk factors arise. And even worse, when any of the 7 risks combine at the same time, it can prove catastrophic.

I will give you a basic review of the 7 different ways to lose money in bonds here:

1. Lack of Liquidity in bonds – Although the bond market is larger than the stock market in total value, there are far fewer bond traders and bond investors comparatively speaking. So when issues arise with a certain bond (like a city or municipality defaulting on their bonds, bankruptcy, etc), it can leave the average investor high and dry with no one to sell their bond to.

2. Interest Rate Fluctuations – Bond prices are inversely related to interest rates, so when interest rates rise, bond prices (the price that you buy and sell bonds) goes down. And with interest rates close to all-time lows today, this is a bubble just waiting to pop once interest rates start rising. And if they rise quickly, watch out bond prices!

3. Bond Creditworthiness – This is an important issue as the creditworthiness of the bond issuer determines the yield, and thus your risk/return. For instance, you might not get a great return on a United States Treasury bond, but you can sleep at night knowing there is little chance it will default. On the other hand, you can get hundreds of times more yield on a low-grade junk bond, but the chances of you losing money (or even all of your investment) go up significantly compared to a US Treasury bill.

4. Inflation / Hyperinflation – Generally speaking, inflation usually means higher interest rates. And since we know that interest rates are inversely related to bond prices, high inflation can destroy the value of your bond.

Not to mention, in times of inflation the cost of everything (consumer goods) is going up, while your bond investment doesn’t. So higher inflation could render your bond interest negative after you factor inflation into the equation.

5. Reinvestment Risk – This risk pertains to the opposite issue of the others in that it occurs in times of a slowing economy, or a declining interest rate environment. When interest rates go down, bond investors are forced to reinvest their bond interest (and any return of principal) into new securities that will have lower rates of return. Of course this will reduce the overall income that is being generated by your bond portfolio.

6. Bond Fund “Backfire” – Bond funds have traditionally been considered very safe as they spread the bond risks out amongst many different bonds (versus an individual bond). And this is usually the case.

However, bond funds can “backfire” when a bond manager starts replacing bonds as they mature in a rising interest rate environment. And if the bond portfolio loses enough value that investors start leaving the fund in droves, then the bond manager might have to start unloading high yielding bonds to meet the early redemption’s. This doesn’t happen that often, but when it does, it is painful to all involved.

7. Making Bad Bond Assumptions – Finally, don’t ever make the assumption that your bond or bond fund is free of risk and can just cruise on auto-pilot without you ever having to review or check up on.

This is where many bond investors get into trouble by thinking they can buy it and forget about it. Stay educated on what is going on with your bond, watch interest rates, and don’t chase bond yields!

Finally, always get the advice of a licensed bond specialist to make sure that you never get burned by any of these bond risks.

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In this video we’re going to look at how movies make money, and why box office numbers are misleading….

There was a time not all that many years ago when the public didn’t generally know how much money a movie earned at the box office on its opening weekend. That made it possible for a film to start slowly and, if it had good word of mouth, become a hit over time.

Now, box office totals are widely reported.

But it’s important to remember that box office totals reflect how much people have paid theaters for tickets for a movie. And a film becomes profitable after the movie company has recouped all the money it spent not only making the movie but marketing it.

So, let’s take a hypothetical superhero movie based on lesser-known DC character Marvelous Man. Due to the success of Aquaman, Marvelous Man: The Movie gets a green light and a budget of 0 million — a relatively small amount for superhero film. And let’s further assume the movie actually comes in exactly on budget. At this point the studio is 0 million in the red.

It then has to let the public know the movie is coming. It does this by advertising, promotional tie-ins (like a Marvelous Man Happy Meal toy), and media junkets with the film’s stars. That all costs money too and that has to be recouped as well before the movie can be considered profitable.

Let’s pretend that another million was spent on marketing Marvelous Man: The Movie – there’s no hard and fast rule for marketing budgets, but half of production budget isn’t uncommon.

Now that movie has been made and promoted, it’s time for opening weekend. Say Marvelous Man: The Movie sells 0 million in tickets on opening weekend. It’s a big number, but it’s very important to remember that the studio does not receive all of that money — the theaters get a cut.

How much is that cut? It varies. For a huge film like a new Star Wars or Avengers movie, Disney has leverage. It can negotiate a bigger cut and demand the theater show the film on multiple screens. It can also ask for a higher percentage of the gross in succeeding weeks.

In general, the studio’s percentage gets lower the longer a film has been in theaters. That’s done to entice theaters to keep films playing longer.

So, in the first week of a film that’s not a sure thing, the company producing the film might get 60% of the box office. That means that on the shocking 0 million in tickets sold by Marvelous Man: The Movie at the domestic box office, the company that made the film gets paid million… meaning it’s still million in the red.

Foreign box office is even more complicated but it’s all based on the theaters getting a cut and the movie producers getting a cut. The math varies, but in a very broad sense movies haven’t made any money until their box office roughly equals twice the money spent on production.

Of course, a movie isn’t done once it leaves theaters. Money is paid for streaming rights — a number that can be challenging to actually apply to any one movie since deals tend to be studio-based for multiple films. There’s also DVD sales, rentals, an eventual pay cable window, then maybe a free cable or broadcast deal. And don’t forget about licensing opportunities with merchandise.

But in general, the bulk of a film’s revenue comes from its theatrical run.

Let’s take a look at a real example to break down how fixating on just the gross box office figure warps the picture of a movie’s profitability.

Much-maligned film Solo: A Star Wars Story made 2 million globally at the box – but the studio only got a cut of that total.

It had a reported production budget of 5 million and had a big marketing campaign behind it. We don’t know the exact number, but it’s safe to assume promotion cost 0 million, maybe even 0 million.

So it’s entirely possible that Solo lost a decent chunk of money, even on the nearly 0 million it posted in ticket sales.

Unfortunately running the numbers on the movie industry involves a lot of guesswork because the cuts on ticket sales aren’t always reported and marketing spend often isn’t made public.

The bottom line, however, is that most movies make the bulk of their money from the revenue split with theaters and there’s no clear way for the public to know exactly how much money any given film makes or loses.

Now next time you see a big box office number, you’ll know there’s more to the story!

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Every investor’s biggest fear is losing money on their investments. When this happens we all have a strong emotional drive to sell our investments and stop further losses.

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This week I highlight what I think are the three biggest reasons new investors lose money in the stock market. I also do a quick portfolio overview, check the news, and answer questions and hate mail.

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