ABOUT THE BOOK
This is a one-stop resource for both seasoned bond investors looking for the latest information on the fixed-income market and equities investors planning to diversify their holdings. Writing in plain English, Thau presents cutting-edge strategies for making the best bond-investing decisions, while explaining how to assess risks and opportunities. She also includes up-to-date listings of online resources with bond prices and other information. Look to this all-in-one guide for information on such critical topics as:
-Buying individual bonds or bond funds
-The ins and outs of open-end funds, closed-end funds, and exchangetraded funds (ETFs)
-The new landscape for municipal bonds: the changed rating scales, the near demise of bond insurance, and Build America Bonds (BABs)
-The safest bond funds
-Junk bonds (and emerging market bonds)
-Buying Treasuries without paying a commission

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


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One
Chapter 1: The Life Bond
Chapter 2: Buying and Selling Bonds
Chapter 3: Volatility
Chapter 4: Many Happy Returns
Chapter 5: A Guide for the Perplexed
Part Two
Chapter 6: Treasuries, Savings Bonds, and Federal Agency Paper
Chapter 7: Municipal Bonds
Chapter 8: Mortgage-Backed Securities
Chapter 9: Corporate Bonds
Chapter 10: International Bonds
Part Three
Chapter 11: Bond Mutual Funds
Chapter 12: Varities of Bond Funds
Chapter 13: Closed-End Bond Funds and Unit Investment Trusts
Part Four
Chapter 14: Asset Allocation
Chapter 15: Management of Bond Portfolios


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Annette Thau is a former municipal bond analyst for the Chase Manhattan Bank and a visiting scholar at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She has written many articles for the AAII Journal and lectured to groups nationwide. In November 2009, she was a featured speaker at the national meeting of the American Association of Individual Investors.