The Bond Book

Annette Thau is a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business and a former municipal bond analyst for Chase Manhattan Bank. She has authored numerous pieces for the AAII Journal and spoken to organizations around the country. She was a featured speaker at the American Association of Individual Investors' national meeting in November 2009.

The 2008 financial crisis generated enormous changes in every area of the bond market, leaving even the most savvy investors perplexed about the safety of their assets. Former bond analyst Annette Thau builds on the features and authority that made the first two editions bestsellers in the totally rewritten, updated, and enlarged third edition of The Bond Book to assist these investors and anybody wishing to explore prospects in fixed-income investing.

This is a one-stop shop for seasoned bond investors looking for the most up-to-date information on the fixed-income market as well as equities investors looking to diversify their holdings. Thau delivers cutting-edge tactics for making the greatest bond-investing decisions in plain English, while also teaching how to identify risks and possibilities. She also provides up-to-date listings of web resources that contain bond pricing and other information. Look to this all-in-one resource for information on essential issues such as:

• Investing in individual bonds or bond ETFs
• The differences between open-end funds, closed-end funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
• The new municipal bond landscape: revised rating scales, bond insurance on the verge of extinction, and Build America Bonds (BABs)
• The most secure bond funds
• Bonds classified as junk (and emerging market bonds)
• Purchasing Treasuries without having to pay a commission

The Bond Book, third edition, is a must-read for individual investors and financial advisers who want to improve the fixed-income allocation of their portfolios. It covers everything from how bonds work to how to buy and sell them to what to expect from them.

Author: Annette Thau

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Bond-Book-Third-Everything-Treasuries/dp/007166470X/

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