Most investors know the enormous potential - and pitfalls - of initial public offerings (IPOs), but they are uncertain about how to begin investing in them. IPO growth has been exponential in the last two years. Who doesnÕt wish he was in on Yahoo, Boston Chicken, or Amazon.com when their stocks were first offered? Now that individuals have regular access to IPOsÑthrough banks, discount brokers like Schwab, and the InternetÑthis is the book they need for smart and informed investing. Tom Taulli takes a simple, commonsense approach to IPO inv…

"Investing in Shares For Dummies" covers the basics of investing for individuals and households that want to watch their savings grow. Simple and straight forward, this friendly guide covers all the categories of shares, shows readers how to analyse the key markets, and offers invaluable resources for developing a portfolio. The experienced author team offers wise advice and proven tactics for beginners who want to get in on the game without risking their shirts. Whether the market is up or down, readers will benefit from sound, practical inves…

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…

Irrational exuberance - the now-famous utterance of Alan Greenspan, referred to the seemingly unending upward spiral of the stock market. Of course, as every investor knows, the stock market plummeted after this comment was made, only to recover and exceed every known record over the next year. Nothing, it appears, could keep this market down: not inflationary pressures, concerns over the Asian economic crisis, lack of earnings in many companies, nor elevated stock prices. Nothing, it seems, could stop investors in their passion for bidding up …

Keynes and the Market is an entertaining guide to John Maynard Keynes– amazing stock market success. It weaves the economist's value investing tenets around key events in his richly lived life. This timely book identifies what modern masters of the market have taken from Keynes and used in their own investing styles–and what you too can learn from one of the greatest economic thinkers of the twentieth century. If you want to profit in today's turbulent stock market the techniques outlined here will put you in a better position to succeed.

An old adage cautions against carrying all of your eggs in a single basket. Yet many investors maintain a significant portion of their wealth in one stock, as a result of executive compensation packages, stock inheritances, IPOs, or corporate buyouts, leaving their portfolio in a dangerous position. Tim Kochis, a recognized leader in financial planning, has compiled more than fifteen strategies for managing concentrated stock wealth. The book explores the key barriers to addressing concentration risk-securities law, taxes, psychological resista…

A decisive take on current market trends, proven investment strategies, and winning stock selection techniques.

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.

Included in McWhirter Theory of Stock Market Forecasting are the author's proven theories and numerous, fully-explained and detailed examples for using astrology to: Forecast Business Cycles and Stock Market Trends Forecast Trends of Individual Stocks Forecast Monthly and Daily Trends on the New York Stock Exchange About this book, Astro-Finance expert and Astro-Software developer Alphee Lavoie says: 'Louise McWhirter s market trading system ranks among the top few that I know of in the field of financial astrology. Reviving this book and makin…