So say for CSLB your next contractor will quote you 8k to fix the previous’ damage and bring you the product, you will then have to pay the surety bond issuer (contractors bond with cslb) the 2,600 and they will go after the contractor for the whole balance, 8k less 2,600.

Central bankers have been hoping that Chinese fueled growth would justify the levels financial assets in the U.S. have reached, with stock and bond markets pushing records.

CrosbyYou can go risk free on 30 year treasury bonds. 30 year treasuries have a high "duration," meaning their price fluctuates more with a move in interest rates.

Also the ground was treated and we have termite inspection bond.  

Account Closed  my dad was in the recreational land business and I cut my teeth at this.. this same sentiment has been with us since at least the 50s  .. with WI IL MI residents buying florida..Or Canadians buying in PHX.. or other snow birds.CA folks want out of where they are living and want to go to semi rural areas.. 

Even a YUGE portfolio of dividend stock or bonds can't throw off that much cash these days (without selling the underlying assets).

So ..I've convinced myself that a tax free state municipal bond fund is the way to go.

.#2 You’re in ControlWhen you invest in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, you’re trusting other people to make the right decisions.

I will gnash my teeth for several months, (learning both a new operating system and a new application), but I will then have a useful, powerful, and relatively bug free set of applications tools that are priced most attractively!

The floors will often move too much for that stuff to maintain a bond.