There are numerous investment options that are available to an investor such as stocks, bonds, precious metals and stones etc. Bonds are a good investing option for those who want to invest in a low-risk instrument. They are basically instruments of debt security. When someone purchases a bond, he basically lends money to the entity issuing the bond for a specified period of time. In return for this, the entity pledges to pay interest to the lender on a pre-decided rate of interest till the time...