All About Bonds, Bond Mutual Funds, and Bond ETFs

by Esmé Faerber

Access the unprecedented potential of bond investing! Bonds have come a long way in recent years. No longer just a relatively safe and secure investment, bonds now offer the potential for capital appreciation in addition to interest income. All About Bonds, Bond Mutual Funds, and Bond ETFs is the key to understanding both traditional and new types of bond investments. This detailed but accessible introduction covers everything from basic bond characteristics to fixed-income investment techniques. You'll gain a thorough education on such topics as yield, liquidity, duration, convexity, valuation, and emerging markets and find the answers to many questions a bond investor will ask, such as:

Genres: Finance

336 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2008

Reviews

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good general introduction, though with quite a bit of repetition from chapter to chapter, especially on the funds and ETFs. Also, the chapter on convexity was new to this edition and would have benefited from further iterations aimed at simplifying its concepts. That said, I really liked the chapter on money markets. And with yield curve currently inverted, it's a good time to pay attention to fixed income securities. Jeffrey L. Otto, August 15, 2019

[Emmanuel Ramil · Rating 3 out of 5]

An adequate primer on understanding bonds and the different forms of the asset class. However, it is very repetitive and can be a chore to read.

[Rich Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very good book for understanding the differences, benefits and risks of different types of bonds. It's well laid out with chapters on each type of bond. It's pretty dry reading. After reading a chapter, I'd put it down for a day or two but very useful information.