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You should consider investing in bonds for both income and stability. In any given year equity markets could appreciate in value by 30 to 40 percent or decline in value by the same amount. Bonds fluctuate far less. Bonds also pay interest on a regular basis and thus investors will receive a cheque each month or quarter.

As with any investment, it is easy to get lost in the minutiae and with bonds the details come from some of the arithmetical calculations that determine the yields, returns, and risk of a bond. Here are the basics. Bonds offer a fixed amount of interest (the coupon rate), until a fixed period of time (the maturity date) at which point the denomination, also called the face value, is repaid and the interest payments stop. Bonds are issued by the federal, provincial, and municipal governments, and by a wide variety of corporations.

In general, corporations have to offer higher coupon rates to sell their bonds. Maturity dates range from 1 year to more than 30 years, with higher coupon rates being associated with longer periods to maturity, to compensate for increased risk. Long-term bonds tend to rise and fall in price more dramatically than do short term bonds; these bonds are more susceptible to movements in interest rates. In addition, bonds that provide higher coupon payments will fluctuate less than bonds that pay lower coupon payments. Staggering the maturity dates of bonds, which mixes bonds with short, medium, and longer periods to maturity, as well as mixing the institutions issuing those bonds (to include governments and some corporate bonds) will allow you to build a diversified bond portfolio).

Bond trading is done between dealers, which means that you won't be able to view a complete auction market and its available quotes via the internet or even the newspaper. These same dealers will be able to supply accurate calculations of bond yields and the current price. Investors who invest in bonds directly as opposed to investing in bonds through a mutual fund will save on fee; saving 1/2 of one percent can make a big difference to your net worth. Investors who want diversification and active management could consider a bond mutual fund.

I was very fortunate when I played as a youngster in that I had a coach who understood the importance of specific training for the goalkeeper.

Sometimes you are so focused on improving your outfield players that you forget about your goalkeeper... a simple shooting session or some penalties at the end of training is not enough!

What we should all do is!always give enough time to help you goalkeeper develop their skills and performance.

Giving your goalkeeper an individual training process that helps them develop their understanding of the game, technical ability, improve on their weaker areas and play to their strengths will increase their overall technique on the pitch.

The conditioning of your goalkeeper should focus on all of these aspects both on their own and in team environment to enable them to develop to their full potential.

During your training sessions you should work on the goalkeeping basics that encompass the use of the head, hands and feet. This will ensure your keeper has excellent positioning and body alignment.

Using your notes and ideas from the games you play each week, work into your training sessions game like situations where your Goalkeeper and defenders can learn to work as a unit against an attacking team.

Remember though, work on technique first with the keeper before throwing them into the game like situation.

We have compiled checklist for you of the key things that we try to coach our keepers on in all training sessions...

#1 Always work on handling and footwork skills

#2 Develop good footwork through controlled foot movements

#3 Make quick and positive decisions when dealing with a shot

#4 Respect every shot that is attempted

#5 Concentrate throughout the session or game

#6 Build self image, confidence and communication skills

#7 Develop a variety of distribution skills

#8 Read the game, keep watch on everything happening in front, to the sides and behind them

#9 Give plenty of technical practice saving

#10 Build a positive attitude and faith in their goal keeping ability

So, there are 10 top tips that we try to build into our training sessions to ensure that we have an excellent keeper as well as outfield players.

In your next training session I recommend you print off this article and take it to the session with you and see which points you are covering now with your keeper and which ones you need to work on.

You may be surprised.

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