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Bonds and bond funds are among the safest and most dependable investments you may make to make sure an plenteous and authenti 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 buy bonds for your needs. You'll get up to speed on all the dissimilar types of bonds and discover how to recognise when it's time to trade 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 errors and how to keep out of the way of them
• "Risk-free" U.S. Treasury bonds
• Tax-free municipal bonds
• High yield corporate bonds
• The masters and cons agency bonds
• Convertible bonds, derivatives, and other exotic offerings

Packed with sound counsel 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.

From the Back CoverExplains how bonds may aid you retire comfortably

The fun and easy way® to choose the right bonds or bond funds to meet your financial goals

Looking to add bonds to your portfolio? This plain-English guide without doubt or question explains the masters and cons of investing in bonds, how they differ from stocks, and the best (and worst!) ways to select and buy bonds for your needs. You'll get up to speed on the dissimilar bond varieties and see how to get the best prices when you sell.

• Buy and trade bonds and bond funds

• Measure bond returns and risk

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  Understand interest and taxes on interest

• Diversify your holdings

• Avoid mutual laying out capital mistakes

About the AuthorRussell Wild, MBA, an expert on bonds, is a fee-only financial planner and investment advisor and the essential of Global Portfolios. He is the author or coauthor of almost two dozen nonfiction books.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Best Book I've Seen on Bond Investing
By harvey silver
I've seen a heap of books and articles on bond investing- this one is by far the best in a lot of ways, amongst them, the most comprehensive- 333 pages packed with utile information- I did not think any person could write 333 pages when it comes to bonds, which before reading the book I thought would require less study than stock investing, but the author did, writing 333 utile pages on the subject, and in easy to understand, conversation-like language. When I exploration anything I do it in breadth and depth, asking numerous questions, and there was no question that the author left unanswered, and then a heap of that I had'nt thought to ask. The book also covers other related laying out capital subjects, such as other roots of fixed income, asset part etc etc. There is so much info packed into the book, that not only novice bond investors would net profit from it, so would experienced bond investors. I have always acutely invested in stocks only, but given the current state of the stock market, I'm looking for the safety and predictability of bonds- this book sure helped! This may be an unusually enthusiastic review, but the author deserves it.

9 of 9 persons found the following review helpful.
Bond Investing For Dummies
By lately retired
I ordered 2 books on bond investing. Luckily, Bond Investing for Dummies arrived first. It was easy to read, and provided a outstanding overview. It is an splendid foundation for understanding dissimilar bond types and bond strategies. I'm reading the second bond laying out capital book now. It is written by a professor and reads like a text book. If I had not read Bond Investing for Dummies first, the second book would be difficult to comprehend. I highly commend this book.

2 of 2 persons found the following review helpful.
A good read for a beginner but hopelessly out-of-date...
By Duane
... this is good starting place for the beginning bond capitalist because it provides a lot of basic concepts. So why only 3 stars? First, the book is very, very repetitive. This is either good or bad. If you find this type of info difficult, the repetitiveness may add to your clarity. Second, different from other Dummies books, it is more or less disorganized. The author uses terms and then defines them a few pages later (if a all). He also drops ideas on you only to tell you "I'll explain this later in Chapter ..." which - if you want to gain a real understanding - leaves you chasing all over the book to get the other than as supposed or expected above-average content. Perhaps the greatest drawback is that it was written in 2007, just as the Bush recession was beginning. Therefore, you need to continuously reapply the info in your head - adding in newer, more applicable selective information from our other readings - to make it in anyway contemporary. So, get this book - even with it is shortcomings - to get the basics. Then, go to the huge times with "Bonds: The Unbeaten Path to Secure Investment Growth" by Richelson and Richelson. You will find the latest edition - that is up-to-date through 2011 - elsewhere on Amazon.Bonds: The Unbeaten Path to Secure Investment Growth (Bloomberg)

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