Municipal bonds

Tax-exempt debt of US states and cities; the literature is almost entirely practitioner reference rather than narrative.

8 books · 3 people behind it

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  1. The Bond BookAnnette Thau, 1991
  2. The Fundamentals of Municipal BondsJudy Wesalo Temel, 2001
  3. Fear CityKim Phillips-Fein, 2017
  4. The Handbook of Municipal BondsSylvan G. Feldstein, Frank J. Fabozzi, 2008

The people behind it 3

Each person holds a book in this entry or names it in their own tags.

Academics 1

FJ
Frank J. Fabozzi1 book here

Journalists 2

Michael Lewis1 book here
CR
Charles R. Morris1 book here

Books 8

Michael Lewis · 2011 · Includes the Meredith Whitney muni-default scare and California's balance sheet.
Kim Phillips-Fein · 2017 · New York's 1975 near-default and who bondholders can actually discipline.
Charles R. Morris · 1980 · Contemporary anatomy of the same fiscal crisis, written from the numbers.
Annette Thau · 1991 · Retail-investor guide with the clearest chapters on buying munis.
Judy Wesalo Temel · 2001 · The Bond Market Association's primer; the standard entry point.
Sylvan G. Feldstein, Frank J. Fabozzi · 2008 · Fabozzi-style reference covering credit, structure and analytics.
Nathan Bomey · 2016 · The largest Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, reported from inside the case.
Triet Nguyen · 2012 · The distressed and non-rated end of the muni market.