Flip on CNBC, pick up a financial paper, or scroll a financial website and you will find a great range of materials discussing the stock market, hot stocks, bad stocks, stock trading tips, and stock investment strategies.
Why? Because stocks are sexy, and the Wall Street casino - with all its flickering lights, screaming patrons, and carnival barkers - makes money for the purveyors of products ranging from IPOs to mutual funds and investment research.
On the other hand, you don't hear much about bonds. Why? Because bonds are boring? Maybe so. Historically, however, discounting