Investor's Business Daily Guide to the Markets

by Investor's Business Daily

Book Overview

From the Foreword by Charles Schwab

"The Investor's Business Daily Guide to the Markets is. . .clear, concise, innovative, and authoritative, giving you the informationyou need to make important investment decisions with confidence.Whether you're a new or experienced investor, you'll learn a greatdeal from this book. What a pleasure it is to discover a book thattells it like it is with no hidden agendas. It's sure to pay youdividends and capital gains again and again in the yearsahead."

"Before investing in the markets, you should invest in this book."--Alice Kane Executive Vice President, New York Life InsuranceCompany

"Investor's Business Daily Guide to the Markets is thequintessential guide for anyone interested in gaining insight andhelpful information about the financial markets." --Louis G.Navellier, President, Navellier & Associates Inc., Editor, MPTReview.

"A great book for people who want to understand the markets. Don'tmiss this comprehensive roundup--the mutual funds chapter alone isworth the price of the book." --James M. Benham, Chairman of theBoard, Benham Funds.

"Developing an investment portfolio is like building a house: youmust start with a solid foundation. This book gives you theinvestment foundation you need. Buy it before you put anotherdollar in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds."--Ted Allrich. author, The Online Investor "The On-line Investor" (America Online).

"Bill O'Neil, for years the unheralded hero of institutionalinvestors worldwide, began offering his expertise to the individualinvestor over ten years ago through Investor's Business Dailynewspaper. Now his Investor's Business Daily Guide to the Marketstakes the next step for investors by putting basic financialinformation into meaningful terms and useful strategies. This is a'must read' for all investors --big and small." --Richard W.Perkins, CFA, President and Portfolio Manager, Perkins CapitalManagement, Inc.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471154822
• ISBN13: 9780471154822
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent introduction to the stock market.

Even a novice could learn the working of western economics ( capitalistic ), the influence of Government intervention, the mechanics of the stock market, and the way to use the best investment paper today: Investor's Business Daily. Only criticism: you should have noted that the book is the same as the one published 10 years ago, and not a new edition!

Excellent Primer on Stocks, Funds, Bonds, Options, Futures

This book is pure gold for investors who are just getting started in playing the market. Coupling this book with a subscription to Investor's Business Daily will help you make good decisions quickly and minimize the punishing losses that naive investors sometimes take. IBD does a good job of explaining technical issues in easy to understand language along with showing pertinent charts and graphs.

Wow! What an excellent book!

Wow! This book is incredibly well written.I have never read such a good instructive book on a complex subject before. Comprehensive for all levels. It is so hard to get lost in the teachings which they give examples of real day life to what they discuss; ie: the companies you use to by getting ready for work in the morning (probably; Colgate Palm Olive) They take you through every aspect you need to know from a-z.After reading this, you'll confident to ride the stock market, or at lease watch the Finance Channel in the mornings - some thing they recommend.Read this book and submerse yourself in pure financial stocks, shares and hostile takeovers. It is the best combination they suggest to becoming a savvy stock person. Watching and reading stock market material is a subject they cover in being able to understand what it means, how it affects you as an investor and how it can effect other companies. Highly Recommended!

Good Overview

This book is an excellent overview of the financial markets and how they operate. This is for the novice who wants to get a general idea of how the financial markets operate.

It's a good introduction to the markets and how they work.

This book provides the reader with a thorough discussion of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures, and options. It does a very nice job of explaining how they are traded on the market, and it uses very clear illustrations to describe some of the most common terms associated with the markets. This book is very informative. It is helpful to anyone that does not know how to look up stocks in the newspaper. Everything the reader needs to know about getting started in the stock market is explained. Both beginners and advanced investors will benefit from the book, especially the beginners.