Handbook for Muni-Bond Issuers (Google eBook)

Joe Mysak

John Wiley & Sons, May 13, 2010 - Business & Economics - 240 pages

From Bloomberg, the authority on municipal bond valuation, this is the first book to give issuers (municipalities and their officers, attorneys, and other advisers) step-by-step tips on (1) lowering the cost of financing and (2) how to do it right and avoid trouble--with the press, with the market, with constituents, and with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With an insider's perspective, Joe Mysak debunks the myths and reveals thepractical realities of today's municipal bond market. Fresh and clearly written, this excellent primer on issuing municipal bonds is a key to the market that no participant should be without.

Contents

• The Bond Counsel 116: 49
• Who Buys Your Bonds?: 124
• Public Relations: 134
• What Happens in a Bond Sale: 147
• After the Sale: 170

About the author

Joe Mysak is a columnist for Bloomberg News. Formerly, he worked at The Bond Buyer as editor and publisher, as editor of American Banker, and also as editor of both Grant's Municipal Bond Observer and Grant's Municipal Bond Issuer. He wrote The Guidebook to Muncipal Bonds with George J. Marlin and edited The Bond Buyer's centennial edition.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Handbook for Muni-Bond Issuers; Volume 18 of Bloomberg Financial
• Author: Joe Mysak
• Contributor: Michael R. Bloomberg
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010
• ISBN: 0470884568, 9780470884560
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General