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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450683003321

Autore

Bierman Harold

Titolo

The bare essentials of investing [[electronic resource] ] : teaching the horse to talk / / Harold Bierman, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12148-7

9786611121488

981-270-674-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

332.024/01

Soggetti

Investments

Finance, Personal

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; An Explanation of the Book Title; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1. Three Basic Rules; Three Basic Rules; Three Real Life Stories; What are Our Objectives?; Some Basic Assumptions; A Fable; Summary; Questions; Part I: DIVERSIFY; Chapter 2. The Expected Return; Chapter 3. Securities are a Fair Gamble; Chapter 4. Types of Financial Securities; Chapter 5. Investment Tips versus an Efficient Random Walk; Chapter 6. Analysis for Buying a Stock; Part II: TAX CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 7. Stocks versus Bonds; Chapter 8. Taxed and Tax Deferral Accounts

Chapter 9. Dividends versus Share RepurchasePart III: MARKET TIMING; Chapter 10. The Stock Market Level; Chapter 11. The Stock Market is Too High or Is It?; Chapter 12. Ten Subordinate Rules and Other Suggestions; Solutions to End of Chapter Questions; Solutions: Chapter 1; Solutions: Chapter 2; Solutions: Chapter 3; Solutions: Chapter 4; Solutions: Chapter 5; Solutions: Chapter 6; Solutions: Chapter 7; Solutions: Chapter 8; Solutions: Chapter 9; Solutions: Chapter 10; Solutions: Chapter 11; Solutions: Chapter 12; Glossary

Sommario/riassunto

The objective of this book is to help an individual (or a family) design a personal investment strategy. It explains how stock markets can be used to make a large fortune from a small investment. It also



recommends an approach to increase a reasonable return on investment and explains the importance of investment alternatives. The book is based on the premise that the US stock market is not too high compared to the long-term value of its securities. It further assumes that readers are interested both in return likely to be earned on investment and the risk of not earning the return target. The