Getting Started in Financial Information
1st Edition
Published on 16. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-471-32429-4 (ISBN)
Description
Finding information on investing is easy. Making sense of it all is not. This straightforward guide clears up any confusion readers may have. Covering all the basics of investing, it will help readers make smarter decisions by showing them what to look for in stock tables, how to read between the lines of a fund prospectus, and distinguishing between fact and opinion when it comes to the so-called financial "experts." Making this text an invaluable introduction to investing facts, figures, and fundamentals.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-32429-4 (9780471324294)
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Persons
DANIEL MOREAU was an editor with Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine for 14 years and is now a freelance journalist and the author of several Kiplinger books.
Content
Why You Need Relevant Investment Information.
Good Investing Starts at Home.
The Basics of Being an Investor.
The 10 Things You Must Know about Your Investments.
How Analysts Look at Investments.
How Performance Is Measured.
The Great Benchmarks of Market Performance.
All the Business News That Fits.
Personal Finance Periodicals.
Measuring the Value of Newsletters, Brokers' Advice, andAnalysts' Reports.
The Big Hitters: Morningstar and Value Line.
Television and Radio.
Annual Reports and the Rest of the Mail.
Going on the Internet for Information.
Hands-On Investing.
One Lean Investing Machine.
Glossary.
Index.
Good Investing Starts at Home.
The Basics of Being an Investor.
The 10 Things You Must Know about Your Investments.
How Analysts Look at Investments.
How Performance Is Measured.
The Great Benchmarks of Market Performance.
All the Business News That Fits.
Personal Finance Periodicals.
Measuring the Value of Newsletters, Brokers' Advice, andAnalysts' Reports.
The Big Hitters: Morningstar and Value Line.
Television and Radio.
Annual Reports and the Rest of the Mail.
Going on the Internet for Information.
Hands-On Investing.
One Lean Investing Machine.
Glossary.
Index.