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In today’s volatile financial environment, growing numbers of investors are looking to flee the stock market in search of safer ground. While the bond market has often been a “safe haven,” confusing new bonds and bond funds make it increasingly difficult for unfamiliar investors to choose the correct fixed income investments. The Bond Book provides investors with the information and tools they need to make bonds a comforting, important, and profitable component of their portfolios. Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded from its bestselling first edition, this all-in-one sourcebook includes: *A new section on using the Internet to research, buy, and sell bonds *A new chapter devoted to increasingly popular foreign bonds *Detailed information on the inflation-linked Treasury bonds *Explanation of the new categories of bond funds *Tips on how to evaluate and buy bond funds

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A solid introduction.......2007-09-28

A great introduction to bonds and there place in a portfolio. The perfect place for the individual to start if they are considering purchasing individual bonds for their portfolio.

However, anyone looking for more in-depth information and strategies will likely be disappointed. Relatively little information about Zeros, TIPS and other products that are likely to be of interest. Start here, and then increase your knowledge with a title specific to your interests (i.e. municipal bonds, etc.).

God book but too general.......2007-01-04

I ordered this book for my business library. I enjoyed the book, but if you want more specifics on the methods of detailed bond calculations, I would recommend a good financial investments text book.

Primer on Fixed Income Products.......2005-09-09

Am nearly finished reading the 2nd printing of this excellent tutorial. Although I have been an avid buyer & seller of fixed income products for many years, the author did a superb job of furthering my mid-level expertise especially in the area of municipal bonds. Her plain language explanations were most welcome as opposed to the plethora of financial techno-babble tomes that share the bookshelf. 5 Stars without reservation.

Too Complicated.......2005-04-19

Thau over complicates her points. The book is too difficult to understand. I am an attorney who has been investing in stocks and bonds for over 10 years. This book is not appropriate for any level investor.

Highly Recommended!.......2004-12-22

This is an accessible introduction to bonds by a financial professional whose first book - as unlikely as it may seem - was a study of Max Jacob, the French poet. The literary background of the author, Annette Thau, may account for her book's clear, easy-to-read style. Most authors who write about bonds tend to get lost in the complex mathematics and specialized jargon of the bond markets. Not Annette Thau. Whether you are an individual investor trying to balance your portfolio with bonds, or a student of finance looking for a more lucid explanation of the subject than you can find in your textbooks, we highly recommend this book to you.

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Must Reading for Those Interested In Municipal Bonds

Municipal Bond Portfolio Management
Frank J Fabozzi , T. Dessa Fabozzi , and Sylvan G. Feldstein
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Written by three leading authorities in the field, Municipal Bond Portfolio Management provides a complete examination of municipal bonds, including a description of their credit features and techniques for assessing potential performance and valuation. With this thorough guide, you'll become more knowledgeable of the variety of municipal securities, their risk/return characteristics, redemption features and credit risk. Essential for traditional municipal bond portfolio managers, investment advisors and crossover buyers, Municipal Bond Portfolio Management: describes various bond types and features, including refunded bonds, insured bonds and derivative securities; provides coverage of new and innovative structures with unique credit risk and investment characteristics; identifies the important aspects of credit analysis, including common mistakes made by investors and issuers.

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Must Reading for Those Interested In Municipal Bonds.......1999-01-25

The Fabozzis and Feldstein have, once again, produced a most helpful book which any municipal bond investor, portfolio manager, public official, or investment banker will want to own. From the mathematics to the markets to the mechanics, the authors open up the all too arcane world of public bond finance for both the professional and average investor. Detailed, thorough, accessible, comprehensive and logical.

Keys to Investing in Municipal Bonds (Barron's Business Keys)

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Municipal portfolio management: Rowland's profit formula

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Municipal portfolio management: Rowland's profit formula
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Hedging a bank's municipal bond portfolio: A workbook (The Prochnow reports)

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Since 1st January 1989 Switzerland has a new International Arbitration Act, in the form of Chapter Twelve of the Federal Statute on Private International Law (PILS). In the German version of the `Basler Kommentar' on the PILS published in 1996, experienced Swiss arbitration practitioners gave a detailed commentary of the provisions on international arbitration. This commentary is now available in an English translation based on drafts by Stephen V. Berti. The book contains a comprehensive, updated introduction to international arbitration by Marc Blessing, followed by the commentary of articles 176 - 194 PILS by Felix R. Ehrat (article 176), Robert Briner (article 177), Werner Wenger (articles 178 and 186), Wolfgang Peter and Thomas Legler (article 179), Wolfgang Peter and Caroline Freymond (article 180), Nedim Peter Vogt (article 181), Michael E. Schneider (articles 182 and 184), Stephen V. Berti (articles 183, 185 and 193), Pierre A. Karrer (article 187), Markus Wirth (articles 188 and 189), Stephen V. Berti and Anton K. Schnyder (articles 190 and 191), Paolo Michele Patocchi and Cesare Jermini (articles 192 and 194).

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This book provides academics, lawyers, businessmen, administrators, government officials, students and others with the basic knowledge of legal concepts of the country in broader terms, with special emphasis on practical issues, so that the interested persons will be able to understand the system and pursue research on special legal problems by knowing the proper questions to ask and the proper place to find the answer.

Swiss Company Law: Translation of the Official Text with an Introduction, Synoptic Tables, Annotations and Appendices

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This second edition follows the success of its predecessor, which was well received and respected by practitioners, academics and business people of Swiss and non-Swiss origin. It covers the changes in the company law provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations originally adopted in 1881. The authors have reviewed and updated the entire book, including the relevant general provisions of the civil code and incorporating the 1985 revisions to the law regarding Stiftungen (foundations). A departure from the first edition is the overall emphasis on American (U.S.) legal terminology, although in a few instances reference to English (U.K.) parlance is maintained for comparative purposes. The revision of the Aktienrecht (Share Law), which represents the portions of the Code relating to the most common Swiss corporate organizational form, the Aktiengesellschaft (commonly abbreviated as AG or SA), became effective in 1992. It is primarily this event that prompted the revision of this book. The relevant sections of the Code (Arts. 620 to 763) have been fully re-translated, incorporating the revisions, together with selected relevant new provisions from other related laws. The revised translation of the statutory provisions is accompanied by an in-depth translation addressing current issues, including, besides the substance of the revision of the code, comparative aspects of both the laws of the European Union and the United States, including accounting rules. Also revised are the charts and tables, including the `synoptic tables' which have proved to be of particular value to practitioners.

Swiss Securities Regulation:An Introduction to the Regulation of the Swiss Financial Market with a Translation of the Stock Exchange Act of 1995 (SESTA) and Implementing Ordinances

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The scope of Switzerland's laws and regulations applicable to banks, investment funds, and, most importantly, securities trading has changed significantly since the late 1980s, and even as recently as 1997. Businesspeople and their advisors need to understand the new legal framework created by the recent amendments. Swiss Securities Regulation clearly and concisely sets out the new regulatory framework for the Swiss financial market and provides English translations of the Stock Exchange Act, the Stock Exchange Ordinance, the Stock Exchange Ordinance of the Federal Banking Commission, and the Takeover Ordinance. The wide range of topical coverage includes + lawmaking in Switzerland, + regulation of financial institutions in Switzerland, + issuing securities in Switzerland, + scope of application of the Stock Exchange Act, + regulation of exchange in Switzerland, + regulation of securities dealers in Switzerland, + disclosure of substantial share holdings in listed Swiss companies, + tender offers for the listed Swiss financial market, and + criminal provisions in the listed Swiss market. Swiss Securities Regulation also compares the regulation of the Swiss financial market with the corresponding regulation of the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Legal and financial advisors in and outside of Switzerland will appreciate the comprehensive coverage of this informative work. The comparative approach and range of questions addressed will also appeal to those in academia.

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The new Swiss conflicts codification: An introduction
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Coordination and Transport Properties of Macrocyclic Compounds in Solution (Studies in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry)

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Coordination and Transport Properties of Macrocyclic Compounds in Solution (Studies in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry)
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Macrocyclic Compounds in Analytical Chemistry

Macrocyclic Compounds in Analytical Chemistry

Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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Discusses the analytical applications of the rapidly growing field of macrocyclic chemistry in a comprehensive, full-length manner. Prepared by a distinguished group of authors, deals with all classes of macrocycles. It is organized into application related sections and covers solvent extraction separation and consequent determination of elements, sorption and chromatography, ion selective electrodes, and separation and determination of organic compounds.

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Macrocyclic Compounds in Analytical Chemistry.......2000-07-13

This book provides general synthetic information with regard to many types of macrocycles. However, in order to carry out a successful synthesis, it would be necessary to look up the appropriate article in a particular chemistry journal (this book clearly cites many references). In addition to synthetic information, there are many useful graphs and diagrams which relate the topic to analytical chemistry quite nicely. However, I feel as though 404 pages (not including the index) is a little short for discussing macrocycles in analytical chemistry. Several classes of molecules I was hoping to see weren't present. Nonetheless, I would recommend this book highly because it provides a good amount of information and provides the basis for finding even more information.

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Unraveling the role of fusion in the universe has taken almost a century since Einstein's proof of the equivalence of energy and matter in 1905. The discovery that fusion reactions are responsible for the building of the light elements in the "Big Bang" and the subsequent development of the heavier elements in the stars and in exploding supernovae is one of the field's most exciting successes.
In this engaging book, McCracken and Stott reexamine these discoveries in astrophysics and discuss the possibility that fusion reactions are not only our sun's source of power, but may also be induced for our use on earth.

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* Provides a non-technical treatment of fusion using straightforward language
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