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Answer: Investing, Bonds, General

What’s the difference between a bond and a note?

The only real difference is the term to maturity. Both bonds and notes are debt instruments that generally pay interest every six months. A note generally matures in 2 to 7 years (or sometimes 10), while bonds take longer to mature -- generally from 7 or 10 years to 30 or more.

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