JSTOR was initiated in 1995 at seven different library sites, and originally encompassed ten economics and history journals. JSTOR access improved based on feedback from its initial sites, and it became a fully searchable index accessible from any ordinary web browser.
BREAKING DOWN 'U.S. Savings Bonds' A U.S. savings bond is a common type of government bond, which is a bond issued by a governmental body to raise funds from the public to fund its capital projects and other operations necessary to manage the economy.
A covered bond is a type of derivative investment that is popular in Europe, but fairly rare in the U.S. market. The bonds are similar to â but generally believed to be much safer than â asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. The concept behind covered bonds is simple.