At the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, coupon rates on long-term T-notes and T-bonds were near historic lows. Further, the federal government was running a historically large budget deficit in an effort to stimulate an economy battered by COVID-19 and to support millions of unemployed workers. Some investment advisers warned that this could be a particularly bad time to invest in government bonds or bonds in general. Why

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Accounting is the process of recording business-related financial transactions. The process of accounting involves summarizing and analyzing the transactions. The financial statements which are prepared in accounting contain a summary of the various transactions that took place within a certain accounting period. Book-keeping or accounting is one of the most important activities of any business.