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InfoSeries 5 2007:  Decreasing the time and expense of an I.R.S. Bond Audit

Info Series   April 2004  Vol. 1:  Interest Rate Swaps:  Terms, Advantages and Risks

Guidebook for Directors  of Nonprofit Corporations   Published by Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, 1993. This book is an excellent guide for directors.

Chapters include the following:

1.  The Corporation and Its Directors:  What They Do, How They Do It, and For Whom
2.  Duties of Directors
3.  Directors' Rights and Special Problems
4.  Committees
5.  The Director's Risk and Protection Against It
6.  Taxation
7.  Volunteers and Advisory Boards
8.  Directors Manuals and Orientation

The Financing Team Published by U S Bancorp Piper Jaffray. A detailed discussion of each member of the financing team.

Munitrade Published by Edward Jones. This is a periodical with advanced discussions on a wide range of topics. Four issues per year.

Books and Resources on Public Finance and Municipal Bonds

Glossary of Municipal Finance Terms Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, 1985
An excellent dictionary of terms used in the municipal finance industry.


Strategic Capital Planning for Healthcare Organizations Christopher Payne, Probus Publishing Company, 1995

An excellent overview of healthcare municipal bonds.

Chapters include: 

1. An Introduction To Capital Planning 
2. Debt
3. Debt Management Strategies and a Case Study
4. Typical Characteristics Of Healthcare Bonds
5. The Process Of Issuing Tax-Exempts Debt: An Overview
6. The Financing Team For A Healthcare Financing
7. Negotiating The Fees Of The Working Group Members
8. Negotiated Sale Versus Competitive Sale Of Bonds
9. Bond Ratings
10. Credit Enhancement
11. Key Covenants Found In Healthcare Bond Issues
12. Refundings
13.  Derivatives
14.  Fixed-Income Investing
15.  A Primer on Mergers and Acquisitions in the Healthcare Industry

(Available from Ponder & Company, for $36)\

The Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law NABL, 1999

This book is the text for a three day class presented by NABL annually. It is an excellent class presenting the legal overview of municipal bonds. This is the best resource on the law of municipal bonds. Chapters include:

1 . General Law
2. Federal Tax Aspects Of Municipal Bonds
3. Securities Laws
4. Professional Responsibility
5. Tax Inquiry Flowchart

The details of each section were too numerous to list here so following are the detailed sections of each topic above.


Bond l0l-The Issuance of Municipal Bonds   Published by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. A general discussion of municipal bonds, financing participants, transaction preparation, structuring terms and conditions, pricing and sale of bonds, and closing the deal.

Charting a Financing through an Authority:

Conferences and Seminars for consideration are periodically offered by the following.

Contact listed web sites for current information:

National Council of Health Facilities Finance Authorities. Conferences in Spring and Fall.
www.nchffa.com

National Association of State Treasurers sponsors a five-day course on Public Finance.
www.nast.net (Calendar of Events)

National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) annual seminars covering municipal bond law.
www.nabl.org  (Information on upcoming programs)

"Annual Health Care Conference" held each fall in Colorado Springs, sponsored by George K. Baum & Company.

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