Guide To Money & Investing [NOOK Book]

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Overview

*Updated for 2012.
Since it was first published in 1992, The Guide to Money & Investing has been the one of the most widely read primers on financial markets and products. A favorite among novice and active investors, financial professionals, business schools, and students, the guide is both an introduction to and reliable resource for understanding the world of finance.

Written from an investor’s perspective, in straight-forward language combined with engaging and often illuminating graphics, the guide clearly explains how the financial markets work, how capital is created, and how money constantly changes in ...
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Overview

*Updated for 2012.
Since it was first published in 1992, The Guide to Money & Investing has been the one of the most widely read primers on financial markets and products. A favorite among novice and active investors, financial professionals, business schools, and students, the guide is both an introduction to and reliable resource for understanding the world of finance.

Written from an investor’s perspective, in straight-forward language combined with engaging and often illuminating graphics, the guide clearly explains how the financial markets work, how capital is created, and how money constantly changes in value. It describes traditional financial products—stocks, bonds, and mutual funds—as well as ETFs, options, and futures contracts, and introduces alternatives such as hedge funds and forex.

If you want to understand what you read or hear in the financial news every day and how what's happening affects your own investment portfolio, the Guide to Money & Investing is a must-read. Whether or not you work with a financial adviser, you’ll find that the guide is invaulable in thinking through your investment choices.

The Guide to Money & Investing is easy to read but not dumbed-down, comprehensive but not mired in detail. You’ll enjoy the wit and humor, the colorful graphics, and the memorable explanations. If you have only one investment guide on your shelf or on your mobile, this is the one to have.

Content includes topics on: Capital Markets, Market Regulation, Role of the SEC, Global Capital Markets, International Investing, The Federal Reserve System, Stock Markets, Evaluating Companies, Buying on Margin, Selling Short, Market Cycles, Fundamental and Technical Analysis, Clearance and Settlement, Securitization, Rating Bonds, Bond Prices, Buying and Selling Bonds, Indexes as Benchmarks, Index Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Evaluating Mutual Funds, Fund performance, Mutual Fund Fees, International Funds, Options Trading, Options Strategies, Index Options, Researching Options, Futures: Derivative Products, Futures Contracts, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Investment, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Alternative Investments, and more.

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940012516053
  • Publisher: Lightbulb Press
  • Publication date: 4/28/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 232,338
  • File size: 7 MB

Meet the Author

Virginia B. Morris and Kenneth M. Morris are the authors of the popular and well-regarded Lightbulb Press financial guides, which have sold millions of copies. Virginia is editorial director of Lightbulb Press and the author of more than a dozen books on financial subjects. Her articles regularly appear in a wide variety of magazines and she is a frequent guest on radio and television financial programs. Ken is the CEO of Lightbulb Press, and the creator of the signature Lightbulb Press style - clear language married to informative graphics. As an innovator in the field of simplified communications, he created many of the first easy-to-read documents for the brokerage, mutual fund, and insurance industries.

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    Highly Recommended for all!

    This books is must read for all - from college students to professional, it's well written and illustrated. Very much worth the price.

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