Inside the Yield Book [Hardback]The Classic That Created the Science of Bond Analysisby Sidney Homer and Martin L. Leibowitz
Usually ships within 2 to 4 working days Description of Inside the Yield BookFirst published in 1972, Inside the Yield Book revolutionized the fixed-income industry and forever altered the way investors looked at bonds. More than thirty years later, it remains a standard primer and reference among market professionals. Generations of practitioners, investors, and students have relied on its lucid explanations, and readers needing to delve more deeply have found its explication of key mathematical relationships to be unmatched in clarity and ease of application.This edition updates the widely respected classic with new material by Martin L. Leibowitz that develops a horizon-based approach to present value and shows how these concepts can be generalized beyond bonds to become useful in the analysis of virtually any investment opportunity, including equities. Also included is a new foreword by Henry Kaufman, former vice chairman of Salomon Brothers. Inside the Yield Book explains and makes sense of essential mathematical relationships that are basic to an understanding of bonds, annuities, loans - in fact, any securities or investments that involve compound interest and the determination of present value for future cash flows. In an era of calculators and computers, some of these important underlying principles are not always grasped thoroughly by market participants. Investors, traders, and analysts who want to sharpen their ability to recall and apply these fundamentals will find this book the perfect concise resource. This authoritative work, now significantly expanded, is more instructive, important, and useful than ever for mastering crucial concepts of time, value, and return, and for better comprehending their role within the world of investments in particular, and finance in general. Title Information
Write a review of this book Customer Reviews from AmazonAbout Sidney Homer and Martin L. LeibowitzMartin L. Leibowitz is a managing director in the research department at Morgan Stanley. For the prior nine years, he was with TIAA–CREF, the world′s largest pension fund, where as chief investment officer he oversaw $300 billion in assets. Dr. Leibowitz is the author of five books and numerous articles, and winner of multiple Financial Analysts Journal Graham and Dodd Awards for his work analyzing equities and fixed–income investments.Sidney Homer, who died in 1983, was the founder and general partner in charge of Salomon Brothers′ bond market research department. Best known for his pioneering and analytical studies of bond market history and relative values and the economic forces which create bond market trends, he is the author of several books including A History of Interest Rates, The Bond Buyer′s Primer, and The Price of Money. Contents of Inside the Yield BookForeword by Henry KaufmanPreface to the 2004 Edition: A Historical Perspective Acknowledgments Some Topics That Didn't Make It into the 1972 Edition Technical Appendix to "Some Topics" References Inside the Yield Book (Original Edition) Preface to the 1972 Edition Contents of the 1972 Edition List of Tables About the Authors |
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