Publisher's Synopsis
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.
