December 2006
Annual Reports 101: What The Numbers And The Fine Print Can Reveal About The ...
Beating The Financial Futures Market: Combining Small Biases Into Powerful Money ...
Economic Insanity: How Growth-Driven Capitalism Is Devouring The American Dream
Master Traders: Strategies For Superior Returns From Today's Top Traders
Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource For Financial Market Technicians
Trend Trading: Timing Market Tides
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 Annual Reports
101: What The Numbers And The Fine Print Can Reveal About The True Health
Of A Company (242 pages, $19.95 softcover, 2007, ISBN 0-8144-7367-9)
by Michael C. Thomsett, published by AMACOM.
An annual report is a powerful and revealing document about a company's financial standing. If you know what to look for, it can give you insight into the company's future. This guide will help you see the big picture and assist in spotting any red flags. While recent accounting scandals have made companies more careful about complying with the law, that doesn't mean they've made it any easier to understand. With this book you have a key to company information and a path through the hype. AMACOM, American Management Association, www.amacombooks.orgBACK TO LIST |
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Beating The
Financial Futures Market: Combining Small Biases Into Powerful Money Making
Strategies (243 pages, $65 hardcover, 2006, ISBN 0-470-03865-9)
by Art Collins, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Traders in today's financial futures markets contend with contradictory and almost entirely random market noise. Eventually 90% of traders go broke trying to make sense of all that noise. Those who learn the tricks survive with often phenomenal rewards. This book provides a program to cut through the noise, determine valuable information, and integrate that information into a program designed to jump on trading opportunities. This book shows how to simplify your trading program and adhere to a focused roster of mechanical trading techniques. It will help you improve your percentage of winning trades and your bottom line profitability. Wiley Book Order Department, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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Economic
Insanity: How Growth-Driven Capitalism Is Devouring The American Dream
(192 pages, $24.95 hardcover, ISBN 1-881052-32-X) by Roger Terry, published
by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Basic political, social, and moral values used to hold us together as a nation. The most dramatic effects of the rise of Economic America are the impoverishing of democracy, the loss of liberty, and the abandonment of equality. The author shows how the basic assumptions that drive our version of the free-market system are causing interrelated and deeply entrenched problems. This book challenges readers to stop looking for answers within the system and look instead to changing the system. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, www.bkpub.comBACK TO LIST |
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Master Traders:
Strategies For Superior Returns From Today's Top Traders (302 pages,
$75 hardcover, 2006, ISBN 0-471-79062-1) by Fari Hamzei, published by John
Wiley & Sons.
While there's no substitute for real-world trading experience, the chance to learn from those who have consistently succeeded is the next best thing. This medley of methods, strategies, and techniques from an outstanding group of financial experts will give you an edge in the world of stocks, options, and futures. Once you've gained an understanding of the tools, you'll be able to choose the ones that best suit your trading style. This straightforward collection provides you with the information you need to prevail in today's markets. Wiley Book Order Department, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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Technical
Analysis: The Complete Resource For Financial Market Technicians (672
pages, $89.99 hardcover, 2007, ISBN 0-13-153113-1) by Charles D. Kirkpatrick
and Julie R. Dahlquist, published by FT Press.
Investors, managers, and researchers are increasingly recognizing the value of technical analysis. This tutorial is a reference for the entire technical analysis field. There are more than 200 illustrations that show ways to analyze markets, individual issues, and investment systems. The most reliable chart patterns are revealed, as is the way to test systems and the ways to mitigate risk. The authors have for decades used technical analysis, both to advise major investors and to teach graduate and undergraduate courses. Together they have brought unprecedented clarity and coherence to the entire field of technical analysis. From the history of technical analysis to the debates about its value, it's all in the book. |
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Trend Trading:
Timing Market Tides (219 pages, $55 hardcover, 2006, ISBN 0-471-98021-8)
by Kedrick Brown, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Trend-following has proven to be a profitable long-term trading strategy in the futures markets. This book will show you how to adapt select characteristics of this powerful trading style to trade equity trends. It teaches you how to trade equity trends with sound money management discipline, from one stock to a full portfolio. The book was written for investors who want to use trend-following strategies in equity portfolios without spending a fortune on expensive research systems. Filled with insight, advice, and real-world examples, it provides easy-to-apply ideas about how to take more control over the investment process. Wiley Book Order Department, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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