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Bond Investing For Dummies

Bond Investing For Dummies

Description: Bonds and bond funds are among the safest and most reliable investments you can make to ensure an ample and dependable retirement income — if you do it right! Bond Investing For Dummies helps you do just that, with clear explanations of everything you need to know to build a diversified bond portfolio that will be there when you need it no matter what happens in the stock market.

This plain-English guide explains the pros and cons of investing in bonds, how they differ from stocks, and the best (and worst) ways to select and purchase bonds for your needs. You’ll get up to speed on all the different types of bonds and discover how to know when it’s time to sell and how to get the best prices when you do. Find out what you need to know about :

  • Buying and selling bonds and bond funds
  • Measuring bond risks and returns
  • Taxes on bond interest and tax-free bonds
  • Customizing and optimizing your bond portfolio
  • Common bond-investing mistakes and how to avoid them
  • “Risk-free” U.S. Treasury bonds
  • Tax-free municipal bonds
  • High yield corporate bonds
  • The pros and cons agency bonds
  • Convertible bonds, derivatives, and other exotic offerings

Packed with sound advice and dependable formulas for ensuring that your bond investments fulfill your retirement goals, Bond Investing For Dummies is the resource you need to put the gold in your golden years.

  • Author: Russell Wild
  • Binding: Paperback
  • EAN: 9780470134597
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN: 0470134593
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  • Label: For Dummies
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  • Manufacturer: For Dummies
  • NumberOfItems: 1
  • NumberOfPages: 360
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  • ProductGroup: Book
  • ProductTypeName: ABIS_BOOK
  • PublicationDate: 2007-10-01
  • Publisher: For Dummies
  • SKU: 1897311396
  • Studio: For Dummies
  • Title: Bond Investing For Dummies

Price: 16.49

Investing for Dummies

Investing for Dummies

Description:

Build an investment portfolio and watch your returns multiply

Investing can be one of the quickest ways to make money, but if you think investing is only for the super-rich, think again. Whether you want to invest in shares, property, bonds or other assets, this friendly guide enables you to make sound and sensible investment choices, whatever your budget.

So if you’re looking to get a first foot on the ladder or want to add to a brimming portfolio, this updated edition provides you with the expert advice you need to make successful investments.

  • Get started – take your first steps on the money trail with some investment basics

  • Build your portfolio – follow expert advice on investment options

  • Invest wisely – find out how to minimise the risk of investment gambles

  • Look ahead – examine the markets to decide which investment will net you a fortune in the year ahead

  • Broaden your horizons – start looking further afield and get the lowdown on more exotic investments

Open the book and find :

  • How to square off risks with returns

  • A step-by-step breakdown on how the stock market works

  • Techniques for examining investment-linked insurance plans

  • Advice on choosing an independent financial advisor

  • Why investing in your pension is so important

  • A guide to banking on bonds

  • Guidance on coping with the fall-out of the financial crisis

  • Ways to analyse stock-market-quoted companies

  • Author: Tony Levene
  • Binding: Paperback
  • EAN: 9780470666784
  • Edition: 3
  • ISBN: 0470666781
  • Label: For Dummies
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  • Manufacturer: For Dummies
  • NumberOfPages: 352
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  • ProductTypeName: ABIS_BOOK
  • PublicationDate: 2010-11-16
  • Publisher: For Dummies
  • SKU: BH-9780470666784
  • Studio: For Dummies
  • Title: Investing for Dummies

Price: 27.95