Debentures are debts issued to companies or individuals for capital-raising purposes. A secured debenture is one that is backed up by collateral against which the loan provider is secured. If the ...

A debenture is an instrument used by a lender, such as a bank, when providing capital to companies and individuals. It enables the lender to secure loan repayments against the borrower’s assets – even ...

Bonds can be useful for adding a conservative component to an investment portfolio to balance out stocks or other high-risk securities. Debentures are a specific type of bond that government entities ...

Here's what debenture bonds are, and how they differ from other bonds, loans, and other corporate debt. Bonds get complicated, and the language doesn't help. Most of us think of "coupons" as a piece ...

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Zero-coupon debentures may become more popular as debenture issuers and fixed-income mutual funds seek ways to reduce the impact from the 15% withholding tax imposed on gains from fixed-income mutual ...