Historically, only the spellings CaitlÃ­n, Caitlin and the (anglicised) form Kathleen were used. In the 1970s, however, people began pronouncing the name as KAYT-lin, which led to numerous variations in spelling, including Kaitlin, Katelyn, Catelyn, Catelin, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn etc. Caitlin Brennan, pseudonym of Judith Tarr, American fantasy writer.
A bond fund or debt fund is a fund that invests in bonds, or other debt securities. Bond funds can be contrasted with stock funds and money funds. Bond funds typically pay periodic dividends that include interest payments on the fund's underlying securities plus periodic realized capital appreciation. Bond funds typically pay higher dividends than CDs and money market accounts. Most bond funds pay out dividends more frequently than individual bonds.
In a bond mutual fund, the managers constantly buy and sell bonds. The daily share price of the fund reflects the bonds' current market value, minus fees. When interest rates go up, bond values go down -- and so does the share price of bond mutual funds.hey appear to be safer than bond mutual funds. Just this week, I caught the following headline in an investment publication: Individual bonds can help protect income.. That's 100 percent wrong. Individual bonds deprive you of extra income when interest rates go up, as well as expose you to other risks.