January 2009
- Beat The Market: Invest By Knowing What Stocks To Buy And What To Sell
- China Fireworks: How To Make Dramatic Wealth From The Fastest-Growing Economy In The World
- DeMark Indicators
- ETFs For The Long Run
- The Stock Market Philosopher: Insights Of A Soviet-Born, New York-Bred Hedge Fund Trader
- Swing Trading For Dummies
- Stock Trader’s Almanac 2009
Beat The Market: Invest By Knowing What Stocks To Buy And What To Sell
(167 pages, $22.99 hardcover, 2008, ISBN 978-0-13-243978-7) by Charles D. Kirkpatrick II, CMT, by Pearson Education, publishing as FT Press.
Over the past 25 years, Charles Kirkpatrick’s stockpicking technique has outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 frequently. His system is easy to use, and this book teaches you what you need to put it to work in your portfolio. He reveals why an active strategy based on relative stock rankings is a good route to profit, and how publicly available information enables you to create rankings that almost guarantee performance. You’ll learn how to maximize returns while reducing risk, and systematically protect yourself against bad stocks and bad markets.
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www.FTPress.com
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China Fireworks: How To Make Dramatic Wealth From The Fastest-Growing Economy In The World
(275 pages, $27.95 hardcover, 2008, ISBN 978-0-470-27677-8) by Robert Hsu, published by John Wiley & Sons.
China is on fire and there are now 1.3 billion people who suddenly have the ability to create personal wealth. The big investors are scrambling for their piece of China’s investment pie, but the individual investors are being fed misinformation and conflicting reports that could lead to disastrous investments. This book shows you an easier, more profitable way to invest in China. Also detailed is how to find industries that are growing, pick industry leaders, make your buy, and sell for a profit.
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www.wiley.com
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DeMark Indicators
(193 pages, $29.95 hardcover, 2008, ISBN 978-1-57660-314-7) by Jason Perl with a foreword by Thomas R. DeMark, published by Bloomberg Press.
The DeMark indicators are standalone market-timing tools, but they can be used with more traditional studies like moving averages, trendlines, Elliott wave, and more. Differentiating between trading ranges and trend exhaustion has long plagued traders in every market sector. In a sea of trend-following technical studies, one set of contrarian market-timing indicators stand out from the rest because it is predictive: DeMark indicators were designed to anticipate trend reversals.
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www.bloomberg.com/books.com
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ETFs For The Long Run
(306 pages, $29.95 hardcover, 2008, ISBN 978-0-470-13894-6) by Lawrence Carrel, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Lately, exchange-traded funds (Etfs) have become a portfolio staple of the retail, individual investors. They are flexible, transparent, and have the ability to track asset classes. They have allowed investors to own a liquid, diversified portfolio of commodities or currencies for a minimal investment. The Etf expert author will show what they are, how they work, and outline some simple strategies to incorporate them into your investment endeavors. Etfs can help investors create a broadly diversified portfolio for the least amount of money.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
www.wiley.com
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The Stock Market Philosopher: Insights Of A Soviet-Born, New York-Bred Hedge Fund Trader
(139 pages, $19.95 hardcover, 2008, ISBN 978-1-934354-06-3) by Gennady Favel, published by W&A Publishing.
This is not a how-to manual for trading, but an examination of a Wall Street trader’s thoughts on the stock market, starting with his early attraction to risk-taking endeavors. Starting from an interest in market strategy piqued as a Soviet youth, the author continued his quest for quick riches through his college career. His exploits eventually paid off, and when he began his career on Wall Street he began mastering the art of trading. His trading philosophy and strategies, and thoughts on fundamental vs technical analysis and more are included in this book.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
www.w-apublishing.com
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Swing Trading For Dummies
(330 pages, $24.99 softcover, 2008, ISBN 978-0-470-29368-3) by Omar Bassal, CFA, published by John Wiley & Sons.
This friendly guide covers the ins and outs of the risky but profitable swing trading approach to investing. It explains all the basics in plain English. By using both technical and fundamental analysis, you’ll see how to use both approaches to identify promising securities in strongly trending markets. And you will learn how to calculate investment returns and manage your risk.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
www.wiley.com
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Stock Trader’s Almanac 2009
(192 pages, $39.95 hardcover 2008, ISBN: 978-0-470-22902-6) by Jeffrey A. Hirsch and Yale Hirsch, published by John Wiley & Sons.
While stocks fluctuate, they do so in well-defined, often predictable patterns that recur too frequently to be the result of random chance. This almanac is a must-have investment tool with a wealth of information organized in a calendar format. It alerts readers to little-known market patterns and tendencies that help investors forecast market trends with accuracy and confidence. Professional traders, money managers, and journalists rely on the data in the almanac.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
www.wiley.com
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