All about Exchange Traded Funds | 
 enlarge | Author: Jr., Archie Richards
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 895894
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 292
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0071393021
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6327
UPC: 639785337225
EAN: 9780071393027
ASIN: 0071393021
Publication Date: July 15, 2002
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Product Description
ALL ABOUT . . . SERIES All About
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS Exchange-traded funds, priced like a stock and traded continuously throughout the day, are the hottest thing in investing today. All About Exchange-Traded Funds is one of the first introductory guides to provide investors with the nuts-and-bolts aspects of ETFs, from various types and basic trading rules to effective trading strategies for building core assets.
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 Not that bad... July 29, 2006
Poli Alessandro (Italy)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Despite the previous reader reviews, I appreciated this book. It describes the ETFs as a tool to use and It explains why. The problem is, I think, that there isn't that much to say about ETFs to fill 280 pages (they are basically a simple idea), so the author has been "forced" to make a wide discourse about investment philosophy and asset allocation to write the book. Probably this approach disappointed the expert readers, who expected something more sophisticated, but it's coherent with the title: "the easy way to get started". Concluding: a good book for beginners, not a comprehensive reference text for sophisticated investors.
 Big Disappointment November 3, 2003
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
After reviewing the front and back covers, I purchased this book. The author has spent 26 years writing a newspaper column on the subjects of money and investments. The author is not bashful with his opinions. The book describes the only strategy to use in buying securities, was the buy and hold strategy. Holding securities for 25 years. He does not believe in day trading, advising the reader against doing so. The book does not believe in fundamental analysis, technical analysis, or chart reading. It says you can not predict future prices and should not rely on historical prices as a guide. The book spends too many chapters describing stocks, mutual funds, bonds and how to find a broker. This did not leave much room to talk about Exchange Traded Funds. Which was the title of the book. Only one and half chapters were devoted to the subject. The book had potential, but it was a big disappointment.
 Diversifing with Exchanged Traded Funds April 8, 2003
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
The inner workings of Exchanged-Traded Funds are well explained in Richard's book. Do-it-yourself investors would be wise to learn about ETFs, and then apply that knowledge to better diversify their holdings and save expenses. Richard's book offers the sophisticated and the novice a single-source reference that can make you money over the long run. Building a well-diversified portfolio and then managing it is difficult, but "All About Exchange-Traded Funds" provided me with the insights that only an experienced advisor, like Richards, can offer. If more people had understood the essential precepts found in this book, far less money would have been lost during the past few years. Read it and profit by it.
Title should be "A Little about ETF's" February 22, 2003
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
This book is more about Archie Richards' personal investment philosophy than it is about ETF's. I'm not sure who his target audience is, but I can assure you if you want to learn about ETF's, you are going to be spending about 75% of your time reading about Archie's personal opinions about the investment world and what is wrong with it. The other 25% covers what ETF's are and how they work. It may be good info. if you want to be the Cliff Claven of ETF's at your friendly neighborhood bar. But if you want to learn how to use ETF's as a viable investment, you would be better off going to the websites of the sponsors for these funds and read their free information. I can think of only one market that can benefit from this book - those of you who have never invested in your life, are VERY conservative and are prepared to buy and hold your investments for more than 20 years. For the rest of you, don't waste your time or money.
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