On the Web:

Bonds Online  A well organized site consisting primarily of links to other resources but with its own "Bond Professor" to explain terms. Most of the actual information is on other sites, but the organization makes it convenient and easy to use.

Briefing.com  The site is clearly divided into free information and information available by subscription only. Free information includes Market Comments, Quotes and Charts, Portfolios, Sector Ratings, and an Economic Calendar.

CNN Bonds  Bond rates and news from CNN's Money Magazine.

Direct Access Notes  DANs are a straight forward fixed-income security specifically designed to allow the investing public to purchase original issue corporate bonds directly from major US corporations.

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association  Lots of information here. Prices and yields, tips on investing, newsletters, manuals online, tools, etc. Also includes news, conferences, and market information accessible from the main page.  

SmartMoney.com Bond Investing  SmartMoney.com offers a primer on the process of developing a bond portfolio. Suggests investment strategy and offers tips for income and profit. Supplements advice with basic tools like the calculator and glossary.  Great site for beginners.

Treasury Direct  Purchase savings bonds, treasury bills, and notes directly through the Bureau of Public Debt's website; you can also open and manage your account online.

Yahoo Bond Center  Bond rates, market summary, bond tutorials, a bond glossary, and more. Also includes the latest news.

In the Library:

• Standard & Poor's Bond Guide  
  Concise data on American corporate bonds, selected municipals, and some foreign bonds. Includes S&P quality ratings. Published monthly.
   
• Standard & Poor's Credit Week  
  Weekly publication with ratings, trends, and outlook for fixed income securities. "Credit Watch" section indicates which issuers face a change in credit quality. Includes some statistics.

Check the online catalog for more information on bonds using these keywords: bonds, bond handbooks, bond manuals, bonds and periodicals. Current titles about bonds include the following (to view the availability status or to place a hold on a book, just click on the title):

• The money-making guide to bonds: straightforward strategies for picking the right bonds and bond funds by Hildy Richelson
• The message of the markets: how financial markets foretell the future--and how you can profit from their guidance by Ron Insana
• Beating the Dow with bonds: a high-return, low-risk strategy for outperforming the pros even when stocks go south by Michael O'Higgins
• Getting started in bonds by Sharon Saltzgiver Wright

Go to the Library catalog  

On the Library network:

• Business & Company Resource Center    
  Search for news and articles on bonds. An extensive business, company and industry database with news, articles, financial documents, rankings, company histories, industry reports, and much more. Searchable by company, industry, or article keyword.
   
• Infotrac OneFile
  Find general articles about bonds. Infotrac is a large periodicals database featuring the full text and citations for newspaper and magazine articles; includes many financial publications.
   
• ProQuest National Newspapers
  Look for newspaper articles about the advertising industry, which provides full text to the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Washington Post and other leading newspapers from roughly 1985-present.

Go to the Library's databases