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Uncover the newest profit opportunities in today's bond marketplace!
The Strategic Bond Investor explains how to maximize your investing returns with
bonds—one of the few reliable and stable investments left standing after all the
economic chaos. Senior vice president and portfolio manager at PIMCO, Anthony Crescenzi
provides an aggressive yet risk-conscious approach you can easily build into your overall
trading strategy in the fixed-income market.
Completely updated to address the realities of an unpredictable economy, The Strategic
Bond Investor includes new sections on the parallels between the credit and bond markets,
the power of the New Fed, and ways to navigate the massive price fluctuations of the
post-credit-crisis markets.
In addition, you'll find:
• Detailed description of different bond types
• Concrete data on how each one performs in various environments
• Key economic reports on how market factors like the credit crisis affect bond
movements
• Techniques for forecasting the Fed's next move—so you can stay a step ahead of
changing interest rates
• Ways of using the yield curve and other indicators to predict the direction of the
markets and the economy
The Strategic Bond Investor is a fully rounded education on bond investing, providing you
with the know-how for safe, dependable investing now—and well into the future.
Table of Contents
Foreword Mohamed El-Erian ix
1 The Importance of the Bond Market 1
2 The Composition and Characteristics of the Bond Market 27
3 Bond Basics: Building Blocks and Warning Labels 63
4 Types of Bonds 81
5 Risks Facing Today's Bond Investors: Asset Diversification Does Not Equal
Risk Diversification 111
6 Don't Fight the Fed: The Powerful Role of the Federal Reserve 139
7 The Yield Curve: The Bond Market's Crystal Ball 175
8 Real Yields: Where Real Messages Can Be Found 197
9 The Five Tenets of Successful Interest Rate Forecasting 215
10 From Tulips to Treasuries: Tracking Market Sentiment to Forecast Market
Behavior 251
11 Using the Futures Market to Gather Market Intelligence 275
12 Credit Ratings: An Essential Tool for Bond Investors 293
13 Bond Strategies 313
14 How Interest Rates Have Shaped the Political Landscape 323
15 Utilizing Economic Data to Improve Your Investment Performance 341
Appendix. Handbook of Economic Data: Power Tools for Investors 351
Endnotes 401
Index 403
432 pages, Hardcover