The Bond Book, Third Edition: Everything Investors Need to Know About Treasuries, Municipals, GNMAs, Corporates, Zeros, Bond Funds, Money Market Funds, and More

The bestselling guide updated to meet therenewed public interest in bonds This new edition ofThe Bond Bookwill attract thelegions of investors fleeing the stock market in searchof safer ground. The financial crisis of 2008 causedmajor disruptions to every sector of the bond market,but Treasuries have since experienced major rallies.This edition will discuss the lessons of the crisis, as wellas the risks and opportunities it created.Providing the most up-to-date information available formaking the best bond investing decisions, this third editionexplains how to assess risks and opportunities inthis sector, buy treasuries without paying a commission,decide whether to purchase bond funds or individualbonds, and choose among the various high-yield savingsbonds now available.

Annette Thau, Ph.D. is a former municipal bond analyst for Chase Manhattan Bank and visiting scholar at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She earned her Ph.D. from Columbia and has received numerous awards, including a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for Younger Humanists, and University Fellowships from Columbia University.