Taming the money sharks : 8 super-easy stock investment maxims / / Philip Shu-Ying Cheng

• Autore: Cheng Philip Shu-Ying
• Pubblicazione: Singapore, : Wiley, c2013; Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 218 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 332.6322
• Soggetto topico: Stocks; Investments
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Taming the Money Sharks; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Author's Disclaimer; Chapter 1: Stop the Bleeding: Should You Continue to Invest by Striking While the Iron Is Hot?; A. Chasing a Hot Stock; B. Chasing a Hot Trend; 1. Tulip Bulb Bubble (Holland); 2. Property Market (Hong Kong); 3. Dot-Com Bubble (United States); C. Maxim No. 1: Don't Rush into Buying, and Avoid Further Bleeding; 1. Cool Down; 2. Simple Verification; 3. More Detailed Verification; 4. Knowledge of the Industry ; Chapter 2: Select an Industry to Increase Probability of Profitable Investments: Apply Expertise from Work or Personal InterestA. Basic Knowledge; B. Choosing an Industry to Invest In; 1. Start with Your Own Work; 2. Own Personal Interest; C. Industry Characteristics; D. Maxim No. 2: Profit from One Chosen Industry or a Selected Few Industries; 1. Focus on the Industry; 2. Read "Tips," Not "Garbage"; Chapter 3: Wise Use of Information Resources: Should You Follow Hot Tips?; A. Listen to a Friend or Relative; B. Listen to a Stock Guru; C. Listen to a Stock Analyst ; D. Listen to an Investment AdvisorE. Listen to a Large Investor (Possible Shark); F. Maxim No. 3: Reference External Inputs but Stay Focused; Simple Profit Target Plan; Do Simple Homework; Chapter 4: Decide on Company Values and Buy-Sell Prices: Should You Trust a Company with Your Money?; A. Relevant Company Historical Facts; 1. Stock Prices versus Events; 2. Economic Events; 3. Financial Events; B. Most Basic Financials; C. Five Key Indicators; 1. Derivation of the Five Key Financial Indicators; 2. Initial Interpretation from Five Financial Indicators ; D. Don't Be Blind to a Company's PersonalityE. Deciding on Buy-Sell Prices; F. Maxim No. 4: Trust but Verify; 1. Most Basic Skills; 2. Self-Interest; 3. View a Company as a Person; Chapter 5: Simple and Effective Portfolio Strategies: Do You Want a Windfall Profit or a Systematic Win?; A. Portfolio Planning Guidelines; Temper Your Windfall Profit Desire with Systematic Wins; B. Core versus Satellite Portfolio; The Need for Two Types of Portfolio; Proper Percentage Guidelines; C. Portfolio Risk Management; 1. Market Risks; 2. Credit Risks; 3. Operational Risks; 4. Legal and Political Risks ; D. Maxim No. 5: Manage and Accept Portfolio Risks1. How Much Can You Lose?; 2. No Chips? No Play!; Chapter 6: Capitalize on Policy Directions: Are Policies Your Friends?; A. Are Policies Fair?; B. Policy Directions; 1. Trade Policy; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Political Elections and Policies; C. Maxim No. 6: Profit from Policies and Trends; 1. Anticipate Policies; 2. Don't Fight, Join; Chapter 7: Loving an Investment or Loving to Make Money: Falling in Love; A. Is "Love" Forever?; Tech Crash of 2000-2001; No Emotions; B. All-or-Nothing Thinking; C. Love a Person? Invest for Love? ; D. Maxim No. 7: Emotions and Investment Don't Mix
• Sommario/riassunto: Easy-to-follow guidelines from a pro for simplifying your investments, protecting yourself from the investment sharks and achieving financial freedom Drawing on his years as an investor for leading banks in the U.S. and Asia, Philip Cheng delivers down-to-earth strategies guaranteed to make you ""shark-proof"" while you optimize investment returns. Statistics show that only 20% of small investors ever come close to achieving their investment goals. The other 80% get eaten alive by ""investment sharks""-investment advisors, fund managers and other hucksters out to line their pockets w
• Titolo autorizzato: Taming the money sharks
• ISBN: 1-118-78479-0; 1-118-55043-9; 1-118-55045-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830102503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II