Getting started in bonds

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Getting started in bonds

Michael C. Thomsett

J. Wiley, c1991

  • pbk.

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Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

pbk. ISBN 9780471524793

Description

A practical guide which explains how to evaluate a wide range of American bonds, and describes the amount of risk and reward each type provides. It also examines the full spectrum of debt securities, providing information on how they are packaged and the markets through which they are sold.

Table of Contents

  • Investing in Debt Securities
  • Risk and Reward in Bond Investing
  • Figuring the Yield
  • Corporate Debt Securities
  • U.S
  • Government Securities
  • Municipal Debt Securities
  • Other Debt Securities
  • Convertible Bonds
  • Information Sources
  • Finding the Market
  • Bonds in Your Portfolio
  • Glossary
  • Index.
Volume

ISBN 9780471524809

Description

This practical guide gives investors the facts they need to make bonds a profitable part of their portfolio. It explains how to evaluate a wide range of bonds - simple savings bonds, tax- free municipal bonds, T-bills, high-risk corporate junk bonds, and more - as well as the amount of risk and reward they provide, and their place in the portfolio given various investment goals. This book explains the entire bond market in one easy-to-read volume and provides over forty graphs and charts for speed and ease of access to important information; examines the full spectrum of debt securities - from corporate (secured and unsecured, mortgage and warranted bonds) to federal (T-bills and notes, agency bonds, agricultural, home building and mortgage bonds) to municipal (revenue bonds and municipal notes) - how they are packaged and the markets through which they are sold.

Table of Contents

  • Risks and Rewards of Bonds
  • Investing in Debt Securities
  • Risk and Reward in Bond Investing
  • Figuring the Yield
  • Corporate Debt Securities
  • US Government Securities
  • Municipal Debt Securities
  • Other Debt Securities
  • Convertible Bonds
  • Information Sources
  • Finding the Market
  • Bonds in Your Portfolio.

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  • NCID
    BA25101883
  • ISBN
    • 0471524808
    • 0471524794
  • LCCN
    90033830
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 239 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
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