Fixed Income Analysis

by Et Al Barbara S. Petitt, Jerald E. Pinto, Wendy L. Pirie

Author(s): Jerald E. Pinto & Barbara Petitt & Wendy L. Pirie ISBN: 9781118999493 Binding: Hardcover Published: 2015-02-11 Fixed Income Analysis provides authoritative and up-to-date coverage of how investment professionals analyze and manage fixed income portfolios. With detailed information from CFA Institute, this guide contains comprehensive, example-driven presentations of all essential topics in the field to provide value for self-study, general reference, and classroom use. Readers are first introduced to the fundamental concepts of fixed income before continuing on to analysis of risk, asset-backed securities, term structure analysis, and a general framework for valuation that assumes no prior relevant background. The final section of the book consists of three readings that build the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage fixed income portfolios, giving readers a real-world understanding of how the concepts discussed are practically applied in client-based scenarios. Part of the CFA Institute Investment series, this book provides a thorough exploration of fixed income analysis, clearly presented by experts in the field. Readers gain critical knowledge of underlying concepts, and gain the skills they need to translate theory into practice.

Genres: Finance, Textbooks, Economics, Reference, Nonfiction, Business

740 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want to undestand the basics of building a fixed income portfolio, this is a good place to start.
The writing/academic style of this book, will make it very difficult to read; this is NOT an easy read at all. It is slow, technical and is not meant to be entretaining.
If you get through it, you will get:
-different kind of fixed income, financial instruments and how they are structured
-How to build a balanced portfolio of fixed income, and what to expect.
-Get your "fixed income math" right.

Overall is a good book, will teach you all the basics you need about the subject.

[GaidenSpence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly dense with information about fixed income. I like the gradual progress from understanding what fixed income is to more complex subjects. I do wish the information was more connected to the diagrams they were showing rather than in separate paragraphs.

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some day I will have read this...