Everything on bonds, bond funds, and more! Updated for the new economy Whether you're looking for income, diversification, or protection from stock market volatility, bonds can play an important role in any portfolio. Newly updated, Bond Investing For Dummies covers the essentials of getting started and ways to select and purchase bonds for your needs. You'll get up to speed on the different bond varieties and see how to get the best prices when you sell. We’ll help you wrap your mind around bond returns and risk and recognize the major factors that influence bond performance. With easily understandable explanations and examples, you can understand bonds from every angle―yield, credit risk, callability, fund selection, bond broker-dealers, web portals, and beyond. This is the expert information and advice you need to invest in bonds in today’s environment. Learn what bonds are and how you can use them to strengthen and protect your portfolio Understand how interest rates and other shifting sands affect bond investing - Minimize your risk and maximize your returns with proven advice from an expert financial advisor - Use online investing and apps to buy bonds and bond funds with confidence and ease Novice and experienced investors alike will love this quick-and-easy approach to bond investing. Build an all-weather portfolio with bonds Looking for income, diversification, and protection from stock market volatility? Look to bonds. Bond Investing For Dummies covers the essentials, including bond returns, risk, and the major factors that influence bond performance. In this latest edition, you’ll find out how today’s interest rates, credit risks, trading transparency, fund choices, online investing portals―and oodles of other things―have changed the bond game. Whatever your level of investing expertise, this is your user-friendly guide to confident bond investing. Inside… How to buy and sell bonds - Evaluate corporate vs. government bonds - Selecting solid bond funds - Understanding bond yield, credit risk, and callability - Avoiding high commissions - Selling at the best price - Protecting your portfolio Russell Wild is an experienced financial advisor and writer who has been working in the finance and investment industry for more than 30 years. Russell is the principal of Global Portfolios. He is the author of Exchange-Traded Funds For Dummies and the previous editions of Bond Investing For Dummies.