The Bond Book: Everything Investors Need to Know About Treasuries, Municipals, GNMAs, Corporates, Zeros, Bond Funds, Money Market Funds, and More, 2nd Edition

Part One: The Basic Basics.

The Life of a Bond.

Buying and Selling Bonds.

Volatility: Why Bond Prices Go Up and Down.

Many Happy Returns, or fundamentals of Bond Math.

A Guide for the Perplexed: How to Read the Financial Pages of Your Newspaper.

Part Two: Individual Securities.

Treasuries, Savings Bonds, and Federal Agency Paper.

Municipal Bonds.

Mortgage-Backed Securities.

Corporate Bonds.

International Bonds.

Investing Through Funds.

Bond Mutual Funds: An Overview.

Varieties of Bond Funds.

Closed-End Bond Funds and Unit Investment Trusts (UITs).

Portfolio Management.

Asset Allocation.

Management of Bond Portfolios.