Investing in the High Yield Municipal Market: How to Profit from the Current Municipal Credit Crisis and Earn Attractive Tax-Exempt Interest Income 1st Edition

Investing in the High Yield Municipal Market: How to Profit from the Current Municipal Credit Crisis and Earn Attractive Tax-Exempt Interest Income (Bloomberg Financial Series) Triet Nguyen is an knowledgeable municipal market participant. His 30 years of intensive experience are reflected in his book on high yield bonds. Although most municipal securities are quire safe and generally do not necessitate finely-refined close examination, there are certain market sectors that definitely do so. It is possible to receive high yields for assuming high risks, but it must be done intelligently. Mr. Nguyen does tells the reader how to do so. His writing style is understandable and easy to comprehend. Mr. Nguyen provides both market and historical perspectives and then discusses specific market sectors. For those who wish to reach for yield in an intelligent manner, I strongly recommend Mr. Nguyen's work. Robert Doty

GREAT BOOK

This is a very good book. It is also a hard book, so I don't think many of my readers will benefit from it.Score yourself:* How well you do understand bonds?* How well do you understand muni bonds?* How much do you understand about credit analysis?* Do you understand how municipal credit is different from corporate credit, including how the bankruptcy code works in each case?If you are positive on three or four of those questions, this book will help you. If positive on two, it might help you. If less, forget it. This is a book for those that have some knowledge of bonds generally and municipal bonds in particular.I learned a lot from this book, but I have a lot of experience with bonds. This book is a hybrid. It is written mostly by the author, who recruited experts to write specialty chapters.Here is my main misgiving on the book: in order to invest in high yield municipals, you really need an adviser next to you to guide you. Even though the book says a lot of true things, there is no replacement for the person sitting next to you, who correct you in "real time."Aside from what is written in this book, if you are willing to put in a lot of time to understand the high yield muni market, you could do quite well. But this is not adequate for average investors -- I don't think any book could be for high yield munis.But the book is a really good introduction to the high yield muni market. If you understand that it is only an introduction, the book will be valuable to you as you search for more knowledge. This book is great, but it is not enough. I don't think any book could be enough, because there are a lot of complexities in these markets, and who would pay for a 2,000 page book?QuibblesAlready expressed.Who would benefit from this book: If you want to get an introduction the the high yield municipal bond market, you will benefit from this book.

Mr. Nguyen has provided us with an incredible, highly-educational narrative into this very secluded part of the bond market. As a fellow market professional, in an industry that is notorious for having monotonous and overly technical commentary, I can honestly say that this is one of the most well-written and enjoyable investing books that I've read. I encourage anyone in the financial industry to invest the money and time into this book - it not only speaks our language, but provides us with the means to effectively communicate an otherwise esoteric market to deserving clients and investors.