The Dow Jones-Irwin guide to municipal bonds

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• 1 The Nuts and Bolts of Municipal Bonds, and What This Book Is About = 1
• 2 Municipal Bonds Do Default, but Most Don't : Our Colorful History = 25
• 3 The New Theoretical Framework for Municipal Bond Analysis = 39
• 4 Why the "Legal Opinion" for a Municipal Bond Is So Important = 45
• 5 What Are "Refunded" Bonds and Why Are They So Safe? = 51
• 6 Municipal Bonds Insured by Commercial Insurers = 55
• 7 Municipal Bonds Backed by Commercial Banks = 61
• 8 How Moral Are the "Moral Obligation" Bonds? = 63
• 9 Questions to Ask before Buying = 66
• 10 Investment Features of Selected Local Bond Securities = 112
• 11 Some Bonds that Either Have Gone Belly-Up or Had Near-Misses and Related Problems = 139
• 12 Investment Considerations and Strategies = 186
• 13 Judge the Bond by Those Who Are Issuing It and Trying to Sell It to You = 212
• Appendix A The 1986 Tax Reform Law : The Impact for Tax-Exempt Municipal Bond Investors, Issuers, and the Market = 216
• Appendix B Taxable Municipal Revenue Bonds Involving a GIC = 234
• Appendix C Guidelines for Analyzing Certificates of Participation = 236
• Appendix D Eliminating the Deductibility of State and Local Taxes : Important Credit Issues to Be Considered by Bondholders = 239
• Appendix E The Commercial Rating Companies and Their Differences = 246
• Glossary = 256
• Index = 265