March 2002 



 
 

Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered: Investment Wisdom That Stands The Test Of Time (251 pages, $24 hardcover, 2002, ISBN 0735201455), by Anthony M. Gallea, published by New York Institute of Finance, an imprint of Prentice Hall Press. 

This work provides easy-to-read, solid investment advice organized around maxims that have become timeless principles. Starting with his personal prologue, author Anthony Gallea takes readers along as he revisits market truths, extracting lessons for today's investor. Anyone who has spent any time investing in the market will appreciate this simultaneous look forward and back.

New York Institute of Finance, an imprint of Prentice Hall Press, Penguin Putnam Order Department, 800 788-6262, fax 201 896-8569, www.phdirect.com.
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  The Busy Woman's Guide To Financial Freedom (295 pages, $17.95 softcover, 2002, ISBN 0814471080), by Vickie L. Bajtelsmit, JD, PhD, published by AMACOM. 

With this book as a guide, busy women can achieve financial independence and success. As a professor of finance and a working mother, the author draws on real world experience and a wealth of sound information to help women take charge of their fiscal fitness.

AMACOM (American Management Association International), 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-7420, 800 262-9699, www.amacombooks.org.
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Gann: Simplified (153 pages, $29.95 softcover, 2001, ISBN 1931611246), by Clif Droke, published by Marketplace Books. 

Clif Droke provides an overview of Gann's complex seminal theories, making them understandable and accessible to new followers. Gann's contributions to technical analysis are groundbreaking, and this manual helps traders understand how to apply his winning concepts to their own investing.

Marketplace Books/ The Traders' Library, 9051-M Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD 21045, 800 272-2855, fax 800 272-0003, 410 964-0027, customerservice@traderslibrary.com, www.traderslibrary.com.
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Maestro: Greenspan's Fed And The American Boom (286 pages, $14 softcover, 2001, ISBN 0743205626), by Bob Woodward, published by Touchstone Books. 

This paperback edition includes a new chapter that focuses on the economic slowdown that began at the end of 2000. The chapter explains how and why the slowdown happened, and what Greenspan and the Fed tried to do to help, lowering the interest rates from 6.5% to 2.5% over 10 months. Here are Greenspan's thoughts about why the boom ended and what monetary policy can do in the face of a rapidly changing economy.

Touchstone Books by Simon & Schuster, Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, www.simonsays.com.
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   The New Fibonacci Trader: Tools & Strategies For Trading Success (352 pages, $79.95 hardcover, 2001, ISBN 0471419109), by Robert Fischer and Dr. Jens Fischer, published by John Wiley & Sons. 

In trading the markets it's important to know what to buy, but it's even more important to know when to buy. Accurately measuring price and time signals is one of the best ways you can do this. This book and included CD-ROM provide a new arsenal of Fibonacci trading tools and software to help you recognize patterns, predict swings, and buck the trend. Whether you're dealing in stocks, futures, or currencies, this book will help you calculate key turning points.

Wiley Book Order Department, 1 Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 08875, 800 225-5945, 732 469-4400 x2497, www.wiley.com.
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  The Trading Athlete: Winning The Mental Game of Online Trading (288 pages, $29.95 hardcover, 2001, ISBN 0471418706), by Shane Murphy, PhD, and Doug Hirschhorn, MS, published by John Wiley & Sons. 

Traders, just like athletes, constantly deal with unrelenting pressure, performance slumps, confidence issues, and changing motivational factors. This is why the psychology of elite athletes can translate so effectively to that of the online trader. In this book, a sports psychologist and a trading coach/former athlete take the strategies of sport psychology and apply them to the online trading arena. This book will teach you how to deal with pressure, reduce stress, and stay focused as you engage in the ÒgameÓ of online trading.

Wiley Book Order Department, 1 Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 08875, 800 225-5945, 732 469-4400 x2497, www.wiley.com.
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  Trading Strategies For Direct Access: Making The Most Out Of Your Capital (180 pages, $24.95 hardcover, 2001, ISBN 0071363920), by Robert Sales, published by McGraw-Hill. Thanks to the personal computer and the Internet, individual investors are reasserting their power in today's stock markets. Full-time electronic daytraders now account for nearly 20% of the daily NYSE and Nasdaq trading volumes. This book is a detailed overview of the exciting world of electronic direct access trading (E-DAT), and contains what you need to know to craft an aggressive direct access trading plan.
McGraw-Hill, 11 West 19th St., New York, NY 10011, 614 755-4151, fax 212 337-4092, www.books.mcgraw-hill.com. 
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  The Ultimate Book On Stock Market Timing: Geocosmic Correlations To Trading Cycles (448 pages, $150 softcover, 2001, ISBN 0930706285), by Raymond A. Merriman, published by MMA Publications. This is a comprehensive reference book on the relationship of geocosmic signatures to reversals in the US stock indexes. It is written specifically for traders or analysts of US stocks and stock indexes who wish to enhance their ability to identify critical reversal zones far in advance. Covering more than 3,000 geocosmic signatures and their correlations to trading cycles, this could become the ultimate reference book on geocosmic stock market timing.
MMA/Seek-It Publications, PO Box 250012, West Bloomfield, MI 48325, 248 626-3034, fax 248 626-5674, www.mmacycles.com.
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