The ability to make money in the world's financial markets depends critically on an individual's ability to make decisions independently of the crowd. To attain such independence, the investor or trader must acquire the capacity to understand the forces at work in logical terms, recognize (and neutralize) any emotional responses to market fluctuations, and design an investment process or trading system that generates objective 'buy' or 'sell' signals. This fifth edition has been completely updated to take the author's latest research into accou…

This monograph develops the franchise value approach to analyzing the prospective cash flows that determine a company's price-to-earnings ratio. The franchise factor model retains the simplicity and intuitive appeal of the dividend discount model, but it offers the advantages of flexibility in application and insight into the components of P/E growth.

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This book deals with using the ways of the best moneymakers to invest wisely. "An intelligent and thoughtful guide."- "BusinessWeek". "...a welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone who wants to take control of his or her financial life." - "United Press International"." The bestselling hardcover edition of "How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett" was widely hailed for its straightforward approach to making wise investment choices. This paperback version makes these same tools and tactics available to a wider audienc…

The term "insider trading" refers to the stock transactions of the officers, directors, and large shareholders of a firm. Many investors believe that corporate insiders, informed about their firms' prospects, buy and sell their own firm's stock at favourable times, reaping significant profits. Given the extra costs and risks of an active trading strategy, the key question for stock market investors is whether the publicly available insider-trading information can help them to outperform a simple passive index fund. Basing his insights on an exh…

An initial public offering (IPO) is one of the most significant events in corporate life. It follows months, even years of preparation. During the boom years of the late 1990s bull market, IPOs of growth companies captured the imagination and pocketbooks of investors like never before. This book goes behind the scenes to examine the process of an offering from the decision to go public to the procedures of a subsequent equity offering. The book is written from the perspective of an experienced investment banker describing the hows and whys o…

This book provides expert tactics to become and make the most of every swing trade. In Mastering the Trade, veteran trader and educator John Carter shares his hard-won five-point technique for successful swing trading. In addition, Carter helps you move to the next level of confidence by explaining how markets really work and detailing behind-the-scenes market mechanics.

Mergent's Dividend Achievers is a compact, easy-to-use reference that provides basic financial and business information on companies that have increased their cash dividend payments for at least ten consecutive years, adjusting for splits. The presentation of background information plus current and historical data provides the answers to four basic questions for each company: * Stock performance chart * Dividend record * Business description * Analysis of recent developments * Seven years of financial results and ratios, an…

In this long-anticipated, groundbreaking guide to building a portfolio, acclaimed stock pickers and Internet pioneers David and Tom Gardner lay bare the simple philosophy that they have used to help millions of grateful individual investors outfox the professionals on Wall Street. The research, the stories, and the results that underpin this book stem from the revolutionary and wildly successful 'Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio''—a one-of-a-kind Web experiment in which individual investors follow along as Motley Fool co-founder Tom Ga…

"Graham's ideas inspired the investment community for nearly a century." - "Smart Money". "Graham's method of investing is as relevant today as it was when he first espoused it during the Roaring Twenties." - "Investor's Business Daily". Benjamin Graham's revolutionary theories have influenced and inspired investors for nearly 70 years. First published in 1934, his "Security Analysis" is still considered to be the value investing bible for investors of every ilk. Yet, it is the second edition of that book, published in 1940 and long since out o…