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The Bond Bible
Marilyn Cohen
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 19017
Fixed-income investments will never be as sexy as the day's hottest stock
or a mutual fund focusing on the market sector du jour.
But their very
stability, combined with the equilibrium they provide when the Dow and the
NASDAQ start bouncing around like 6-year-olds on a sugar high, are exactly
why savvy investors count on them to round out their portfolios.
Marilyn
Cohen's The Bond Bible offers an unambiguous look at this
once-arcane world, which--like much relating to investing--has become
considerably less mysterious and immeasurably more accessible with the
advent of the Internet.
Cohen, president of a capital management firm,
fully explains everything from income streams and the Treasury yield curve
to the pluses of federal agency bonds and the negatives of high-yield
issues.
In simple terms, she also addresses advanced strategies such as
leveraging, credit rating agencies, and insurance, bond funds and unit
trusts, and nontraditional vehicles such as those tied to rock & roll
royalties.
Exactly how much of your portfolio should be devoted to bonds
is a personal choice based on individual circumstances.
Once you determine
that, however, this book will help you reach an informed decision on what
to buy, where to obtain it, and how to manage what you've got. --Howard
Rothman
About the AuthorMarilyn Cohen is President of Envision Capital Management, Inc., a capital
management firm specializing in bond investing.
She is a regular
columnist for Forbes and the author of the syndicated column "MoneyWise."
Marilyn is often quoted in the Wall Street Journal and is a frequent guest
on CNBC.
She lives in Los Angeles, California. Nick Watson has worked for
the past 10 years as a journalist in Tokyo and New York.
Mr. Watson is
currently the senior European correspondent for TheStreet.com in London.
Editorials
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The Bond Bible
Marilyn Cohen
![]() | | | Amazon.com | | Fixed-income investments will never be as sexy as the day's hottest stock
or a mutual fund focusing on the market sector du jour. But their very
stability, combined with the equilibrium they provide when the Dow... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Book Description | | Whatever your age, income or total assets, bonds belong in your portfolio.
A symbol of security, bonds have long had a place in any well-rounded
portfolio. As millions of baby boomers shift their focus from the lure... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Book Info | | The author takes the reader step-by-step through the various types of
bonds, detailing the pros and cons of each. Shows what kinds of bonds are
likely to be the best bargains at any given time. Helps determine how to
balance... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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The Bond Bible
Marilyn Cohen
![]() | | | Finally a clear and accessible book on bonds | | (La Canada, California USA) June 30, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars | | As a novice to the world of bonds, I really enjoyed reading the Bond Bible.
Unlike many other investment books, the Bond Bible is actually fun and easy
to read. In plain English, the book details the structure of many... read full review |
![]() | | | Cohen is the Bond Queen | | (Dallas) June 22, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars | | Ms. Cohen does a wonderful job of describing the complexities surrounding
bonds and the fixed income markets in general. Her down to earth
approach, including her real life examples, is refreshing compared to
other books... read full review |
![]() | | | Stocks are not enough... | | (Long Beach, CA United States) March 4, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars | | My name is Bond. Bond Bible. All jokes aside, bonds have been sorely
underestimated. So many people forget that bond holders are creditors. So
that when a company folds, shareholders lose out, but most often times
bond... read full review |
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