Wall Street's Picks For 2000 The Independent Fiduciary Mastering Technical Analysis The Nature Of Risk
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 Wall Street's Picks For 2000: Wall Street's Biggest Stars Name This Year's Most Promising Stocks And Mutual Funds (253 pages, $20 paperback, ISBN 0793133955), by Kirk Kazanjian, published by Dearborn, A Kaplan Professional Company. The author asked a panel of 36 investment gurus to reveal their no. 1 favorite stock or mutual fund for the new millennium. The complete list is featured in this book. Kazanjian not only names names, but he also profiles each of his experts, showing how they find promising investments -- uncovering their best investment advice and revealing their market predictions for the new century. This year's financial dream team will arm you with the knowledge you need.
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The Independent Fiduciary: Investing For Pension Funds And Endowment Funds (324 pages, $69.95 hardcover, 1999, ISBN 0471353876), by Russell L. Olson, published by John Wiley & Sons. Pension and endowment fund investing is one of today's fastest-growing investment categories, yet there continues to be a surprising lack of practical guides and references to tax-free institutional investing principles and practices. While the book explores an array of best practices and proven techniques, it is not an investment manager's "cookbook" offering one-size-fits-all strategies. Rather, it describes the principles and tools needed to develop a solid investment program and challenges you to tailor them in the most effective way for your organization.
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Mastering Technical Analysis (252 pages, $27 hardcover, 1999, ISBN 0703133599), by Michael C. Thomsett, published by Dearborn, A Kaplan Professional Company. If you're a long-time investor, chances are you've based your approach to stock selection on an analysis of the company's fundamentals. If these are your primary indicators of a stock's value, you are missing out on a vital aspect of investing. The author reminds readers that the investing cycle is not the same as the business cycle. The market consists of an auction whose participants have the final say on the question of a stock's price and value. Your personal selection system should include indicators that will help you judge market strengths and weaknesses, and how that may affect stock prices, volatility and volume, and determine support for the current price ranges of stocks. If you can incorporate technical analysis into your stock selection strategy, you will be well on your way to developing a more thorough understanding of the markets.
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The Nature Of Risk: Stock Market Survival & The Meaning Of Life (241 pages, $18 paperback, 1999, ISBN 0870341324), by Justin Mamis, published by Fraser Publishing Company. After years of watching the market continue to go up and up, the idea of risk has lost its meaning for many traders. People are taking more risks by investing more money. They seem to feel immune to negative consequences. Since calculated risk-taking is fundamental to successful stock market investing, every investor can gain by knowing how to assess risk. This book draws convincing parallels between risk-taking in the market and dealing with the ambiguities of life. By learning to see risk as a choice, we can free ourselves to act. The author details the steps to understanding the information we have in order to minimize our risks. By asking pertinent questions, we can overpower anxiety and proceed to make reasonable choices.
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