All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds
By Esmé Faerber
Publishers: Tata Mc Graw-Hill Edition Price: Rs 250/-
This new edition of All About
Bonds and Bond Mutual
Funds is updated and it
introduces many changes and
improvements over the first
edition. Most individuals investing
in the different types of bonds use
mutual funds over individual
bonds. This practical guide is
designed not only for practicing
investors with some experience in
mutual funds or the individual
types of bonds, but also for
potential bond investors who have
yet to get their feet wet. The
purpose of this book is to
introduce and explain as lucidly
and simply as possible the
information needed to purchase
individual bonds and bond mutual
funds. While the book covers the
basics of inventing in the different
types of bonds, many sophisticated
concepts also are included. These
concepts may be difficult for
beginning investors, but then the
nature of determining the choices
of different investments is not an
easy matter. With business
headlines dominated by stock
market turmoil's, quality
information on relativity sedate
bond investments has been hard
to find. Yet, investors with an eye to
long-term security understand. A
truly diversified low risk/highreturn
portfolio must contain
fixed-income investments, either
bonds or bond mutual funds.
All About Bonds and Bond
Mutual Funds, Second Edition fills
the information void. Written
specifically for the individual
investor who just wants to
understand the basics of bonds
and bond mutual funds, this easyto-
use book
is packed with hands-on,
practical guidance. Acclaimed
author and finance educator Esmé
Faerber cuts through the clutter,
telling you just what you need to
know to make intelligent,
profitable bond investment
decisions. This book is a must read
for those who want to know:
* What bonds are
* The reasons for investing in
bonds
* How to buy and sell bonds
* Advantages and
disadvantages of individual bonds
as against bond mutual funds and
other such important facts.
Investing money is not easy and
the aim of this book is to make the
task a little less difficult.
....CONTD
