1. Fixed Income (Bonds)
The 2 Lews

2. Definition
A bond is a fixed income in which an investor loans money to something, usually the government or corporate, which then borrow the fund for a period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate
When companies need to finance money for new projects, maintain ongoing assignments, or refinance existing debts, they may issue bonds directly to investors instead of taking a loan out of the bank

3. Investors Who Buy Bonds and Their Timeframes
Corporate bonds issued by companies
Municipal bonds issued by the state and municipalities
U.S. treasury bonds
Anyone in the U.S. can buy a bond directly from the federal government through its service, TreasuryDirect, which was created to make buying bonds easier and cheaper.

4. Method of Trading or Investing
It is never a good idea to put all your assets and all your risk in a single asset class or investment, you want to diversify the risks within in your bond investments by making portfolios with different bonds each having different characteristics.
Choosing bonds from different maturities helps you manage interest rate risks
Buy and hold and Maximize income

5. Pertinent Laws and Regulations
Since bonds are a written obligation, you have signed on an agreement for doing something such as appearing in court or paying a financial obligation. If you don’t follow through with the agreement, it will most likely be settled somehow between you and the person you made the agreement with.

6. An Example of an Investment in Bonds
An example of an investment in bonds would be purchasing a 5% bond in a specific company with a face value of $1,000. Since 1000*.05=50, you’d receive $50 in interest payments per year.

7. Historical Use of Bonds
The first bond ever found in history dates back to B.C. It was recorded on a stone discovered in Mesopotamia which is present-day Iraq. The bond was an agreement of a payment in grain. The currency of that time period was corn.

8. Citations https://www.hg.org/bonds.html