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The
Bond Book: Everything Investors Need to Know About Treasuries,
Municipals, GNMAs, Corporates, Zeros, Bond Funds, Money Market Funds,
and More
Editorial Reviews First published in 1992, this popular guide has been a perennial best-seller. The second edition is the most comprehensive resource currently available to individual investors. It has been completely updated and expanded with the latest information on such topics has junk bonds, inflation-linked securities, I saving bonds, CMOs, emerging market and other foreign bonds, and how to use the Internet to research and buy bonds. Like the first edition, The Bond Book assumes little or no knowledge of the bond market. But it explains all of the critical information required to buy any fixed income security. |
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The
Bond Bible
Editorial Reviews Fixed-income investments will never be as sexy as the day's hottest stock or a mutual fund focusing on the market sector du jour. But their very stability, combined with the equilibrium they provide when the Dow and the NASDAQ start bouncing around like 6-year-olds on a sugar high, are exactly why savvy investors count on them to round out their portfolios. Marilyn Cohen's The Bond Bible offers an unambiguous look at this once-arcane world, which--like much relating to investing--has become considerably less mysterious and immeasurably more accessible with the advent of the Internet. Cohen, president of a capital management firm, fully explains everything from income streams and the Treasury yield curve to the pluses of federal agency bonds and the negatives of high-yield issues. In simple terms, she also addresses advanced strategies such as leveraging, credit rating agencies, and insurance, bond funds and unit trusts, and nontraditional vehicles such as those tied to rock & roll royalties. Exactly how much of your portfolio should be devoted to bonds is a personal choice based on individual circumstances. Once you determine that, however, this book will help you reach an informed decision on what to buy, where to obtain it, and how to manage what you've got. --Howard Rothman |
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The
Money-Making Guide to Bonds: Straightforward Strategies for Picking the
Right Bonds and Bond Funds Editorial Reviews "A clear and comprehensive road map for the
novice and professional investor alike. This book is required reading
for those who want to take charge of their financial destiny."
-John B. Brynjolfsson, Manager, PIMCO Real Return Bond Fund Registered investment advisers Hildy and Stan Richelson have written The Money-Making Guide to Bonds to serve as the authoritative, yet user-friendly, resource on the subject. Over 35 different types of bonds and 20 types of bond funds are described, highlighting the specific advantages, risks, and tax implications of each. This book also explains how to allocate bonds within a portfolio and includes specific strategies for reducing taxes and increasing income. Stock market declines make investors painfully aware that bonds belong in every portfolio, and The Money-Making Guide to Bonds belongs on every investor's bookshelf. "This excellent resource is designed for investors of all means and sophistication who want to take responsibility for their own financial lives. It’s one of the best books on bonds I’ve seen." -George D. Kinder, Author, The Seven Stages of Money Maturity |
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The
Strategic Bond Investor : Strategies and Tools to Unlock the Power of
the Bond Market
"Tony Crescenzi knows bonds and his book proves it. From 'Fedspeak' to Treasury buybacks, The Strategic Bond Investor helps to explain the mysteries of the bond market and even offers tips on how to forecast interest rates. Sign me up--I can always learn something new!"--Bill Gross, Managing Director at Pacific Investment Management Company Bond investing can be every bit as exciting and profitable as "playing the stock market." The Strategic Bond Investor is the first book to approach fixed-income investing from an equity-style perspective. This fast-paced book provides readers with helpful tips, tools, and strategies for tracking market sentiment, spotting market extremes, analyzing volume and liquidity, and dozens of other techniques that wereup until nowlimited primarily to the equity markets. The Strategic Bond Investor reveals a dramatic new approach for using bonds to balance portfolios while grabbing profit opportunities as they present themselves. It represents a new style of bond investing, bold yet risk-conscious, that is long overdue for today's transformed market environment. Investors looking to diversify their portfolios will discover:
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High
Yield Bonds: Market Structure, Portfolio Management, and Credit Risk
Modeling
Editorial Reviews HIGH-YIELD BONDS provides state-of-the-art research, strategies, and toolsNalongside the expert analysis of respected authorities including Edward Altman of New York UniversityOs Salomon Center, Lea Carty of MoodyOs Investor Service, Sam DeRosa-Farag of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Martin Fridson of Merrill Lynch & Company, Stuart Gilson of Harvard University, Robert Kricheff of CS First Boston, and Frank Reilly of the University of Notre DameNto help you truly understand todayOs high-yield market. For added value and ease of reference, this high-level one-volume encyclopedia is divided into seven sections detailing virtually every aspect of high-yield bond investment. They include: Market structureNThe role of investment banks in security innovation and market development, evolution of analytical methodologies, and recent leveraged loan market developments; Security risk analysisNHistorical bond default rates, real interest rate and default rate relationships, and new simulation methodologies for modeling credit quality; Security valuationNImpact of seniority and security on bond pricing and return, important trading factors, and a Monte Carlo simulation methodology for valuing bonds and options in the context of correlated interest rate and credit risk; Market valuation modelsNEconometric studies which detail the importance of monetary influences, risk-free interest rates, default rates, mutual fund flows, and seasonal fluctuations; Portfolio managementNHistorical perspective and comparison to alternative investments, analysis of indices available to investors, and specific portfolio selection and risk management strategies of professional fund managers; Distressed security investingNHistorical risk and return information, plus an academic overview of the market and decision criteria for uncovering and investing in securities with higher-than-average risk-adjusted returns; Corporate finance considerationsNEmerging firmsO strategic choice between external debt and equity financing, as well as the choice of issuing public versus private (Rule-144a) securities. HIGH-YIELD BONDS provides extensive coverage of bond valuation and the construction and management of high-yield portfolios. Advanced Monte Carlo simulation models for the valuation of bonds and options on bonds as well as risk assessments on portfolios of bonds under conditions of correlated interest rate and credit risk are demonstrated. In todayOs explosive environment of multiple new issues and high risk versus return relationships, it is paramount that you get advice from analysts and experts who have been influential in shaping and defining the market. HIGH-YIELD BONDS will provide you with a valuable reference to this fascinating and constantly changing class of securities, helping you assemble a stable, diversified portfolio of fixed income investments that provides the greatest returns and the lowest risks. |
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Getting
Started in Bonds (Getting Started In)
Editorial Reviews Lawrence J. Lasser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Putman Investments |
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Bond
Pricing and Portfolio Analysis: Protecting Investors in the Long Run
Editorial Reviews "The book can be described as a 'dream' toolbox for any bond portfolio analyst." -- Milad Zarin, University of Neuchâtel |
