| Description |
xiii, 514 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Wiley finance series |
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Wiley finance series.
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| Contents |
An overview of the fixed income securities market -- The basics of debt instruments -- Bond pricing concepts -- Risks associated with bonds -- Macroeconomics and the bond market -- Using economic variables to forecast interest rates and the bond market -- The yield curve -- Money market instruments -- U.S. Treasury and government agency securities -- Municipal bonds -- Corporate bonds -- Emerging markets -- Distressed debt securities -- Mortgage-backed securities -- Asset-backed securities -- Preferred stock -- Fixed income derivatives : products and applications -- Managing a fixed income portfolio |
| Summary |
"In Investing in Fixed Income Securities, financial expert Gary Strumeyer distills nearly twenty years of investment experience in the fixed income marketplace to provide you with a comprehensive - yet not overly technical - overview of this investment arena. Through a user-friendly and sophisticated style, Strumeyer covers a wide range of topics, including basic terminology and concepts; the various types of debt instruments and their characteristics; the strategies necessary to manage a diversified portfolio, both domestic and non-U.S. securities; bond pricing concepts; and yield curves."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-506) and index |
| Subject |
Fixed-income securities.
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Portfolio management.
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| LC no. |
2004020696 |
| ISBN |
0471465127 cloth |
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