Published by CDIAC, September 2008.  Describes “interest rate risk,” the inverse relationship between price and yield of a fixed income security.  Describes components and types of interest rate risk, methods of measuring it, and an overview of techniques to manage it.  Also presents a checklist for assessing interest rate risk exposure. 

Published by CDIAC, March 2008.  Provides suggestions for information that could prove useful to a public agency considering “P3” arrangements.

Published by CDIAC, December 2007.  Outlines basic provisions of the “CDARs” program for public funds investments, authorized by AB 2011(Chapter 459, Statutes of 2006).

Published by CDIAC, March 1993.
Simple and very useful guide to understanding the process of setting and negotiating the underwriting spread in a negotiated transaction.

Published by CDIAC, August 2008.Includes useful discussion of public policy issues to be considered before approving the use of a P3 in a “question and answer” format.  Ideal for elected boards and citizen’s commissions.

Hub for wide range of municipal research, including finance.

Published by CDIAC and last revised in March 2006.  A comprehensive Primer on the bond issuance process in California. The “bible” for smaller and infrequent issuers.  Along with Debt Issuance and Management: A Guide for Smaller Governments, by James C. Joseph (published by GFOA in 1994), should be on the bookshelf of every issuer and student.

Published by CDIAC, March 2008.  A quick guide for available on-line data sources relating to state and local debt in California. 

Published by CDIAC, September 1992.  Describes a “step-by-step” process for evaluating the use of negotiated or competitive sale of debt securities.  Aimed at smaller, less frequent issuers.  Timeless.

Published by California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, March 2005 (A comprehensive guide for the investment of public funds, including bond proceeds.  Contains useful information about the selection of service providers, assembling a basic portfolio and managing risk.  (A Magis principal was a contributing author to this work.)

Professional organization for California’s treasury managers.  Check “resource library” for topical information, news and practices for investment of public funds.

The “official” source of demographic data for state planning and budgeting from the California Department of Finance.

Published by CDIAC, April 2008.  Overview of changes in the volume of long-term local government debt issuance from 1985 to 2005 in California (focusing on GO bonds).  Useful for creating context of issuance volume for long-term capital planning for issuers considering general obligation or general fund supported debt.

Twelfth Federal Reserve District covers the Western sates: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Colorado and Oregon.  Research source for economic trends and historical data affecting the Twelfth FRB District.

Professional organization of financial managers of state and local governments.  Identifies and develops financial policies and “best practices” and promotes them through education, training and leadership development programs.

Link to the Bureau of Economic Analysis data on output of goods and services by state economies.