Stock Investing For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Paul Mladjenovic
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
Buy New: $9.85
You Save: $12.14 (55%)
New (37) Used (19) from $9.25
Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 4412
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 360
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0764599038
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.63
EAN: 9780764599033
ASIN: 0764599038
Publication Date: January 2, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Stock Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition covers all the proven tactics and strategies for picking the right stocks. Packed with savvy tips on today’s best investment opportunities, this book provides a down-to-earth, straightforward approach to making money on the market without the fancy lingo. Soon you’ll have the power to optimize your returns by: - Recognizing and minimizing the risks
- Gathering information about potential stocks
- Dissecting annual reports and other company documents
- Analyzing the growth and demand of industries
- Playing with the politicians
- Approaching uncertain markets
- Using corporate stock buybacks to boost earnings
- Handling the IRS and other obligations
With a different strategy for every investor—from recent college grad to married with children to recently retired—this valuable reference is a must-have. It also features tips and tricks on how to tell when a stock is on the verge of declining or increasing, how to protect yourself from fraud, and common challenges that every investor must go through, along with resources and financial ratios.
Download Description
The Dummies way to score big in the stock market Stock Investing For Dummies, Second Edition covers the basics of investing for individuals and households that want to watch their savings grow. Simple, straight-forward, and honest, this friendly guide covers all the categories of stocks, teaches readers how to analyze stocks, and offers invaluable resources for developing a portfolio. Investing consultant Paul Mladjenovic offers wise advice and proven tactics for beginners who want to get in the game without risking their shirts. Whether the market is up or down, readers will benefit from sound, practical investing strategies and insights that have helped generations of investors profit from the markets. Paul Mladjenovic (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) is the owner of PM Financial Services and a Certified Financial Planner and investing consultant with nineteen years of experience in investing.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Judge by the results... July 31, 2008
Ignatius
This book is fantastic. It covers all the basic fundamentals, provides resources to learn more about every area, and covers every broad aspect of evaluating a company. You learn about company fundamentals, accounting formulas, economic indicators, political signs, trends, and much more. Probably the best beginning book on stock trading I've read, and I have read many.
Not only that, but the author's results speak for themselves. The 1st edition was written in 2005, and he made several predictions, every one of which came true. In the book he mentioned that according to his research silver would be in very high demand in the next few years - then showed the indicators to prove it. Silver then went on to go from $7 to $17 currently, over 30% annual growth. He accurately predicted the internet stock bust in 2001, the housing bust, the rise of silver, the rise of oil, the collapse of financial service companies, and the rise of commodities.
Obviously results alone don't mean anything, but when taken with the strategies he teaches, it's very clear that this guy knows what he's doing.
Exactly what the title implies. April 27, 2008
RCTLee (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like it says, it's stock investing for dummies. Not only will you get explanations for key terms that you will encounter, you also will be taught how to look at numbers on a balance sheet, and decode what story the balance sheet is telling you. The way this book is written is very novice-friendly, you won't have to worry about being lost or not being able to understand some words. I can see how the more "advanced" investors might flip through the pages going "I already know that...." But like the title says, It's for dummies. If you know nothing about investing and want to know more, this is a great start. However, If you want to take it to the next level, I recommend a successful mentor.
stock investing for dummies February 29, 2008
Morla D Ancient One (Philippines)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is just what I needed. I started to be interested about the stock market but was totally clueless what it's all about. While I dont like the title,the truth of the matter is I'm a real dummy on this topic. The book really helped a lot. It explained things in a very simple manner. It really gave me the basics of what I need to know. The only thing that I want to add... Can we please pick a better title? LOL
 terrible at explaining financial lingo! December 5, 2007
Andrew Repasky
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The worst part of "Stock Investing for Dummies" is that it refers to previous sections far too often (note: you can refer to the first part of this sentence for something incredibly annoying). It's obvious the writer didn't intend for the book to be read cover-to-cover, but when you're 5 pages into a chapter and it refers you to earlier in the same chapter, it's serious overkill.
Browsing through popular stock sites such as Google/Yahoo Finance, you wind up with an alphabet soup of financial terms and ratios, such as EPS, ROA, and P/E. I was really hoping this guide would dumb-down the incredible amount of jargon, but I actually feel more confused having read this material.
This book did have one huge benefit to me: it convinced me to do a Balance Sheet and an Income Sheet for my own personal finances (after explaining what they actually were). It is so eye opening to have your expenses laid out that clear, and shows how a company is really responsible for doing the same thing, just on a larger scale.
Trading Trends November 29, 2007
Success Junkie (Illinois)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
When trading trends you must know that there is an inevitable end to the trend or a time when the trend simply dies. You should be prepared to make a decision.
We find using a leading indicator for the exit from a trend is difficult at best. Even though you will no doubt give up some of the profits at the end of the trade, using a lagging indicator like the MACD can keep you in a trade without getting wiggled out too early. Personally, if you want to
exit early, you can just exit when the MACD begins its turn at the top.
For your no cost audio on Creating Wealth and a two week free trial
to our newsletter, just send your request to lpotter@bankmpi.com
Then visit our blog at: http://stock-trading-tips-short-term.blogspot.com
|
|
|
