Getting Started in Financial Information

FIND AND USE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS
With the boom in investor newsletters, magazines, and cable and Internet resources, the average person now has access to more crucial investment information than big–time money managers did 20 years ago. But having it and knowing what to do with it are two different things. With so much nonstop information and advice coming at you from hundreds of different directions, it′s hard not to become confused, or worse, led astray by unscrupulous tipsters and scam artists.
In Getting Started in Financial Information, veteran financial journalists Daniel Moreau and Tracey Longo tell you how to mine the precious nuggets from the mountain of investor information. No matter what your investment goals or level of experience, you′ll learn how to locate, interpret, and profitably apply all the important information you need to achieve your financial objectives. Among other valuable lessons, the authors show you how to:Recognize the difference between opinion and real newsResearch effectively in all print and electronic mediaGauge the value of newsletters and online servicesRead between the lines in annual reportsFocus on what′s really important in stock tablesDecipher mutual fund prospectusesAccess 1, 3, and 5 year mutual fund returns–quickly and painlesslyObtain valuable information on risk and market performance

Spis treści:
Why You Need Relevant Investment Information.
Good Investing Starts at Home.
The Basics of Being an Investor.
The 10 Things You Must Know about Your Investments.
How Analysts Look at Investments.
How Performance Is Measured.
The Great Benchmarks of Market Performance.
All the Business News That Fits.
Personal Finance Periodicals.
Measuring the Value of Newsletters, Brokers′ Advice, and Analysts′ Reports.
The Bi g Hitters: Morningstar and Value Line.
Television and Radio.
Annual Reports and the Rest of the Mail.
Going on the Internet for Information.
Hands–On Investing.
One Lean Investing Machine.
Glossary.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
DANIEL MOREAU was an editor with Kiplinger′s Personal Finance Magazine for 14 years and is now a freelance journalist and the author of several Kiplinger books.

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FIND AND USE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS
With the boom in investor newsletters, magazines, and cable and Internet resources, the average person now has access to more crucial investment information than big–time money managers did 20 years ago. But having it and knowing what to do with it are two different things. With so much nonstop information and advice coming at you from hundreds of different directions, it′s hard not to become confused, or worse, led astray by unscrupulous tipsters and scam artists.
In Getting Started in Financial Information, veteran financial journalists Daniel Moreau and Tracey Longo tell you how to mine the precious nuggets from the mountain of investor information. No matter what your investment goals or level of experience, you′ll learn how to locate, interpret, and profitably apply all the important information you need to achieve your financial objectives. Among other valuable lessons, the authors show you how to:Recognize the difference between opinion and real newsResearch effectively in all print and electronic mediaGauge the value of newsletters and online servicesRead between the lines in annual reportsFocus on what′s really important in stock tablesDecipher mutual fund prospectusesAccess 1, 3, and 5 year mutual fund returns–quickly and painlesslyObtain valuable information on risk and market performance