All About Bonds and Bond
Mutual Funds
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE BONDS ...
OR BOND MUTUAL FUNDS?
ALL THE FACTS YOU NEED FOR
ASTUTE FIXED-INCOME INVESTING
With business headlines
dominated by stock market turmoil's, quality information on relatively sedate bond
investments has been hard to find. Yet investors with an eye to long-term security
understand: A truly diversified low-risk/high-return portfolio must contain fixed-income
investments, either bonds or bond mutual funds.
All About Bonds and Bond
Mutual Funds, Second Edition, fills the information void. Written specifically for the
individual investor who just wants to understand the basics of bonds and bond mutual
funds, this easy-to-use book is packed with hands-on, practical guidance. Acclaimed author
and finance educator Esme Faerber cuts through the clutter, telling you just what you need
to know to make intelligent, profitable bond investment decisions.
Read All About Bonds and Bond
Mutual Funds before you invest to discover:
What bonds are
The reasons for investing in
bonds
How to buy and sell bonds
Advantages and disadvantages
of individual bonds versus bond mutual funds
Characteristics of bonds,
including yield, liquidity, duration, and valuation
Detailed descriptions of
individual fixed-income investments, including money market funds, corporate and
government securities, municipal bonds, convertible bonds, and zero-coupon bonds
Strategies for integrating
bonds with stocks in a diversified portfolio
342pp