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Bond Investing For Dummies® |
| Russell Wild |
| Bond Investing For Dummies provides anyone interested in trading in bonds with the following information: *Why invest in bonds? *The difference between stocks and bonds *Understanding bond returns and risk (and recognizing the major factors that influence bond performance and risk: Interest rates, inflation, and default) *Individual bonds or bond funds *The major issuers: Government, agency, corporate, municipal *Bond ratings: Treasury versus investment-grade versus "junk" *Long-term, intermediate-term, short-term bonds *Domestic versus foreign bond issues (includes discussion of developed world versus emerging markets/ U.S. dollar-hedged versus unhedged bonds) *Riding the yield curve *Taxable or tax-free? *What percent of your portfolio should you allocate to bonds *Understanding interest and taxes on interest *In what kind of account should you keep your bonds *Whatever happened to bearer bonds *What's the best/worst way to purchase and choose bonds *Diversification among your bond holdings
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| Paperback |
Pages, 7-3/8 x 9-1/4 in.
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0470134593
$24.99 |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
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