Book description
Want to follow in Warren Buffett's investing footprints?
Value Investing For Dummies
, 2nd Edition, explains what value investing is and how to incorporate
it into your overall investment strategy. It presents a simple,
straightforward way to apply proven investment principles, spot good
deals, and produce extraordinary returns.
This plain-English guide
reveals the secrets of how to value stocks, decide when the price is
right, and make your move. You'll find out why a good deal is a good
deal, no matter what the bulls and bears say, get tips in investing
during jittery times, and understand how to detect hidden agendas in
financial reports. And, you'll uncover the keys to identifying the
truly good businesses with enduring and growing value that continually
outperform both their competition and the market as a whole. Discover
how to:
- Understand financial investments
- View markets like a value investor
- Assess a company's value
- Make use of value investing resources
- Incorporate fundamentals and intangibles
- Make the most of funds, REITs, and ETFs
- Develop your own investing style
- Figure out what a financial statement is really telling you
- Decipher earnings and cash-flow statements
- Detect irrational exuberance in company publications
- Make a value judgment and decide when to buy
Complete with helpful lists of the telltale signs of value and
“unvalue,” as well as the habits of highly successful value investors,
Value Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, could be
the smartest investment you'll ever make!
Peter J. Sander is a professional author,
researcher, and investor living in Granite Bay, California. His 15
personal finance and location reference book titles include The 250
Personal Finance Questions Everybody Should Ask, Everything
Personal Finance, and the Frommer's Cities Ranked &
Rated series. He has developed over 150 columns for MarketWatch
and TheStreet. com. His education includes an MBA from Indiana
University, he has completed Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
education and testing requirements, and his experience includes 20
years as a marketing program manager for a Fortune 50 technology firm
and over 40 years of active investing.
Janet Haley CFP, CMFC is a securities industry professional and
has a bachelor's degree in international business and political
science from Marymount College.
