1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996396315203316

Autore

Loveday Samuel <1619-1677.>

Titolo

An alarm to slumbring Christians, or the parable of the wise and foolish virgins [[electronic resource] ] : and of the talents, sheep and goats; being a plain and practical exposition of the whole XXV chapter of St. Matthews gospel, calling upon all professors to a strict and constant watchfulness, lest their Lord at his certain and second coming, find them not ready, but with their lamps gone out. By Samuel Loveday

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for Francis Smith at the Elephant and Castle near the Royal-Exchange in Cor[nhill], 1675

Descrizione fisica

[16], 272, 225-264 [i.e. 312] p

Altri autori (Persone)

GosnoldJohn <1625?-1678.>

Soggetti

Parables

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Page 273-312 misnumbered 225-264.

'L' skipped in signing, text is continuous.

"To the reader" signed: John Gosnold.

Text is continuous despite pagination.

Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784041703321

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

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