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® "By far, the best book I have read on financial planning." Althea Thompson, PBS Nightly Business Report on Personal Finance For Dummies
®Includes expanded coverage of online investment resources
The Wall Street Journal bestseller now completely revised
With updated coverage of everything from Internet brokerages to information sources, this friendly guide shows you step-by-step how to assess your financial situation, gauge risks and returns and make sound, sensible investment choices. It's the only book you need to start building wealth!
Discover how to: Understand investment terms and techniques Develop an investment strategy Pick winning stocks, bonds, and mutual funds Make money on real estate Build wealth with a small business
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Synopsis
Investing can change the course of one's life in significant ways. This easy-to-understand, step-by-step, bestselling guide is a primer on how to do it wisely for maximum returns. Cartoons.
Synopsis
This Wall Street Journal bestseller has been completely revised, with expanded coverage of online investment resources. Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, shows you step-by-step how to assess your financial situation, gauge risks and returns, and make sound, sensible investment choices. It's the only book you need to start building wealth, whether you're a novice weary of living paycheck to paycheck or a market player.
Discover how to
* Get past the ten psychological obstacles to investing
* Understand investment terms and techniques
* Develop an investment strategy
* Pick winning stocks, bonds, and mutual funds
* Make money on real estate
* Build wealth with a small business
Invest in yourself and your future with Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition.
About the Author
Eric Tyson, MBA, is a financial counselor, syndicated columnist, and the author of bestselling
For Dummies® books on personal finance, taxes, home buying, and mutual funds.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I: Investing Fundamentals.
Chapter 1: Investment Options.
Chapter 2: Risks and Returns.
Chapter 3: Investing Prerequisites.
PART II: Stocks, Bonds, and Wall Street.
Chapter 4: How Financial Markets Function.
Chapter 5: The Stock Market and Valuations.
Chapter 6: The Different Ways to Buy Stocks.
Chapter 7: Researching Individual Stocks.
Chapter 8: Only Bankers Get Wealthy Lending Money.
Chapter 9: Mutual Funds.
Chapter 10: Selecting a Brokerage Firm.
PART III: Real Estate.
Chapter 11: Investing at Home.
Chapter 12: Investing in Real Estate.
Chapter 13: Real Estate Dilemmas and Decisions.
PART IV: Small Business.
Chapter 14: Launching Your Own Business.
Chapter 15: Running Your Small Business.
Chapter 16: Buying a Business.
PART V: Investing Resources.
Chapter 17: Choosing Investing Resources Wisely.
Chapter 18: Periodicals, Radio, and Television.
Chapter 19: Books, Glorious Books.
Chapter 20: Internet and Software Resources.
PART VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: Ten Psychological Investing Obstacles to Conquer.
Chapter 22: Ten Issues to Consider When Selling an Investment.
Index.
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