Frank J. Fabozzi, PhD, is editor of the Journal of Portfolio Management, which is read by thousands of institutional investors. An Adjunct Professor of Finance at Yale University's School of Management, he is a chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Public Accountant. Editor or author of over 100 books, his world-class finance books are used around the world by professionals, academics, students, strategists, and investors in college courses, executive training programs, company training programs, and prepatory courses for the chartered financial analyst (CFA) exam. He serves on the board of directors of the BlackRock complex of funds and the Guardian Life family of funds and is also a Fellow of the International Center for Finance at Yale University. Dr. Fabozzi earned his doctorate in economics from the City University of New York in 1972 and in 1994 received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Nova Sotheastern University.

About the Authors.

Why It Is Important to Understand Real Estate-Backed Securities.

Mortgages.

Agency Passthrough Securities and Mortgage Strips.

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.

Nonagency Residential MBS.

Real Estate Backed Asset-Backed Securities.

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities.

Analysis of Real Estate-Backed Securities.

Index.