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Book

Investing for dummies

Call Number

  • 332.6 T994 2006 (CEN)

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Edition

4th ed.

Publication Information

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., c2006.

Physical Description

xxii, 430 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Examining your investment choices
  • Weighing risks and returns
  • Getting your house in order before you invest
  • Looking at the mechanics of stock and bond markets
  • Building wealth with stocks
  • Investigating and purchasing individual stocks
  • Exploring bonds and other lending investments
  • Selecting mutual funds: stock, bond, and money market funds
  • Choosing a brokerage firm
  • Investing in a home
  • Investing in real estate
  • Real estate financing and deal making
  • Evaluating your entrepreneurial ambitions
  • Starting and running your own small business
  • Purchasing a small business
  • Selecting investing resources
  • Perusing periodicals, radio, and television
  • Separating the best from the rest: investment books
  • Investigating internet and software resources-- Ten investing obstacles to conquer
  • Ten things to consider when selling an investment
  • Ten tips for investing in a down market.

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