 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success: Learn the Most Important Investment Techniques from the Founder of Investor's Business Daily 1st Edition
Description
One of the world's leading investment advisers offers unique investing do's
and don'ts that help you multiply your money.
Drawing from his highly popular "26 Weeks to Investment Success" series in Investor's Business Daily, chairman and founder William J. O'Neil gives you a bounty of proven, easy-to-apply techniques for building a profitable portfolio. O'Neil cuts through the static of conventional "wisdom" with a refreshing array of common-sense strategies that help you accurately gauge the market ... buy and sell stocks at just the right moment ... seize opportunities presented by market corrections ... take advantage of the rich potential of mutual funds ... and successfully manage your portfolio. Essential reading for investors of all levels, this eye-opening guide to solid investment practices now puts the goal of long-term financial security easily within your reach.
Praise for O'Neil's 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success
-When it conics to investment and stock selection. You couldn't get a better mentor than Bill O'Neil.... A must read for the serious do-it-yourself investor."
-Harry S. Dent Jr., author, The Roaring 2000s and The Roaring 2000s Investor
"There simply isn't any other book that, can be called a handbook for Cramer, Berkowitz."
-Jini Cramer, Co-founder, TheStreet.Com and Hedge Fund Manager, Cramer, Berkowitz & Co.
"No fad can compete for Iong with the Sound principles that William O'Neil shares with investors. In my 35 years in the business. I've found very few folks who really know the market, how to pick good stocks over time, and when to sell better, than Bill."
-Foster Friess, Chairman, Friess Associates and Co-manager, Brandywine Funds
"In this era of information overload, day trading. and market volatility, author Bill O'Neil takes the emotion out of investing and lays out a clear. Understandable roadmap on long-term investing."
-Linda O'Bryon, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor, Nightly Business Report
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Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
24 ESSENTIAL LESSONS for INVESTMENT SUCCESS
Lesson 1 What Every Investor Should Know Going In I
Lesson 2 Getting Started: There's No Time Like the Present! 7
Lesson 3 Follow a System Rather Than Your Emotions 13
Lesson 4 Fundamental Analysis or Technical Analysis? 17
Lesson 5 First Among Fundamentals: Earnings and Sales 23
Lesson 6 Relative Price Strength: A Key Technical Tool 29
Lesson 7 Know a Stock by the Company It Keeps 33
Lesson 8 The Importance of Volume and Sponsorship 37
Lesson 9 How to Buy at just the Right Moment 43
Lesson 10 How Chart Patterns Lead to Big Profits 51
Lesson 11 How to Read Stock Charts Like a Pro 57
Lesson 12 How to Gauge the Stock Market's Health 65
Lesson 13 How to Spot When the Market Hits a Top 69
Lesson 14 How to Spot When the Market Bottoms 75
Lesson 15 Putting the Stock-Picking Puzzle Together 85
Lesson 16 How to Find New Investment Ideas in Investor's Business Daily 91
Lesson 17 Growth vs. Value Investing 97
Lesson 18 Don't Try to Be a Jack-Of-All-Trades 103
Lesson 19 What's the Right Mix for Your Portfolio? 109
Lesson 20 Sell Rules Every Investor Should Master 115
Lesson 21 More Sell Rules Every Investor Should Master 119
Lesson 22 How to Make a Million with Mutuals 123
Lesson 23 Too Busy? How to Use Investor's Business Daily in Twenty Minutes 129
Lesson 24 How to Make the Most of Investor's Business Daily, Investors.com, and Other Online Resources 135
Appendix A How to Learn from Models of Success 139
Appendix B Tales of Investors' Successes and Failures 145
Recommended Reading List 149
Glossary 151
Index 167
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