Strategic Fixed Income Investing (eBook)

An Insider's Perspective on Bond Markets, Analysis, and Portfolio Management

Sean P. Simko (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-47947-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Build a fixed income portfolio that will weather volatility and
instability

Designing a fixed income portfolio is an essential skill of any
investment manager or advisor. This book outlines the critical
components to successfully navigate through stable and turbulent
markets, using real-life lessons from a seasoned institutional
asset manager. The first section includes commentary on the
changing fixed income market and overall economy, while the second
section outlines the processes to navigate these ever-evolving
markets including portfolio construction, the Federal Reserve,
credit analysis and trade execution. Ladder Methodology is
highlighted and the book discusses its pros and cons, gives
examples of both well-constructed and poorly executed laddered bond
portfolios and offers alternatives to traditional asset
classes.

* Benefit from lessons learned, providing real life examples of
market scenarios and trades

* Prepare fixed income portfolios that can weather any storm

* Written by Sean P. Simko, an expert on fixed income investing,
who shares his investing experiences from the past 16 years

* Outlines the key principles of the Ladder strategy

From strategy to execution, Strategic Fixed Income
Investing offers the road map to help investment managers
prepare portfolios that will insulate investments against adverse
market conditions.

Autor

SEAN P. SIMKO is the Head of Fixed Income Portfolio Management at SEI, and a sought-after expert on fixed income investing and the financial markets. He leads a team of investment professionals responsible for research, analysis, implementation, and ongoing portfolio management of over $7 billion of fixed income strategies. Prior to joining SEI, Mr. Simko was vice president and portfolio manager for Weiss Peck & Greer Investments and was responsible for managing approximately $6 billion in assets through various strategies including short duration, tips, structured products, futures, and currencies. Mr. Simko has appeared on Bloomberg TV and radio and frequently on Money Matters, and he is regularly quoted in the Wall Street Journal and other mainstream publications. He has written numerous articles for financial magazines, including most recently, December's issue of Investment Advisor.

Inhalt

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part One: The Investing Environment

Chapter 1 Expect the Unexpected

Chapter 2 Navigating Through Troubled Water

Chapter 3 Lessoned Learned

Chapter 4 Direction in Sometimes a Directionless Market

Part Two: The Fixed Income Investor

Chapter 5 Define the End Investor

Chapter 6 Portfolio Construction

Chapter 7 Asset Allocation

Chapter 8 The Federal Reserve and Central Banks

Chapter 9 The Economy and the Markets

Chapter 10 The Yield Curve

Chapter 11 The Ladder and Why You Need One

Chapter 12 Alternatives to a Traditional Ladder Strategy

Chapter 13 Credit Analysis

Chapter 14 The Four Pillars of Trade Execution

Chapter 15 There Are No Roadblocks Just Detours

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.12.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Finance Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Finance Editions
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Schlagworte: Finance & Investments • Finanz- u. Anlagewesen • Finanzwesen
• ISBN-10: 1-118-47947-5 / 1118479475
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-47947-6 / 9781118479476