Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Synopsis
If investors learn one thing from the recent bear market mauling, it should be this: They don't spend enough time looking at the very public -- and very revealing -- financial statements from the companies they invest in. But with names like 10-Q and 10-K, it's no wonder that deciphering these reports can be like reading hieroglyphics.
In The Edgar-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Reports, author and investment expert Tom Taulli has teamed up with the most trusted financial statement resource in the world, Edgar-Online, to instruct readers in the nuances and ins and outs of corporate financial information. He reveals the rules of thumb, the scratchpad calculations, and the key insider information any investor can use to cut through the accounting fluff and discover what the numbers are really saying.
Synopsis
Author and investment expert Taulli has teamed up with the most trusted financial statement resource in the world, Edgar-Online, to instruct readers in the nuances and ins and outs of corporate financial information.
Table of Contents
You're on your own: what every investor needs to know about the "system" -- Accounting background: what do investors need to know about company books? -- Filings and other vital company communications -- Balance sheet part one: what does the company own? -- Balance sheet part two: how is the company financed? -- Income statement part one: analyzing the top line -- Income statement part two: the bottom line -- Cash flow statement: the lifeblood of the company -- Ratio analysis -- Proxy statements -- Insider buying and selling -- IPOs, spin-offs, and tracking stocks -- Rating system.