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Buy Low. Sell High. Build a Nest Egg. Live a Prosperous Life.

Appreciation, dividends, interest, and inflation all affect the value of investments. The concepts of compounding, portfolios, and diversification should influence investment strategies. Whether you are a novice or budding expert, there is much to consider and know when investing: stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, retirement planning, college, and tax strategies, just for starters. It can be difficult and confusing.

The Handy Investing Answer Book explains the basics of investing, and it explores a variety of investments and their differences, offering tips for avoiding poor returns and unnecessary risk. Most important, it gives valuable information on how to prevent banks, mutual fund managers, and financial advisers from getting rich at your expense. This handy primer provides 1,400 easy-to-understand answers to questions range from the simple to the complex, such as:

Why is dollar cost averaging a beneficial strategy for investing?

What are some of the steps to establishing the right goals for investing?

What is a market index?

What is a home equity loan?

What types of risks could we see if we own individual stocks?

When did mutual funds start?

What is laddering?

And many, many more!

A bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. The Handy Investing Answer Book is an up-to-date investing reference book for everyone.

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Business

Economics

Personal Finance

Investing

Informations

Publié par	Visible Ink Press
Date de parution	22 septembre 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781578595280
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Paul A. Tucci is a writer/researcher and author of Traveling Everywhere (2001), The Handy Geography Answer Book (2008), The Handy Personal Finance Answer Book (2011), and numerous articles on the information industry. He has guest lectured in international management, marketing, and strategy at various universities, including New York University, Northwestern University, the University of Michigan, and Oakland University. An amateur investor for over 30 years, and a former global information and publishing manager, he is also a business owner and partner of an innovative IT services and software development firm, a consultant to and investor in small private equity funded businesses, and a member of the board of directors of the Rislov Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to providing funding for classical music education, instruction, and programming, and iwerk. He resides in Michigan.
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THE HANDY INVESTING ANSWER BOOK
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tucci, Paul A., 1962-
The handy investing answer book / by Paul A Tucci.
pages cm. - (The handy answer book series)
ISBN 978-1-57859-486-3 (paperback)
1. Investments. 2. Finance, Personal. I. Title.
HG4521.T777 2015
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Contents
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
P HOTO C REDITS
I NTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL INVESTING
History
The Basics
The Investor Mindset
Investing Risks
SAVING, MANAGING DEBT, AND BUDGETING
Managing Debt
Credit Card Debt
Mortgages
Home Equity
Credit Problems
Budgeting
Setting Your Investment Goals
Investing versus Speculation
Risk/Reward
Beta
Creating Wealth
INDIVIDUAL STOCKS
The Basics
Selecting Individual Stocks
Understanding Financial Markets
Interest Rates
Inflation and the Consumer Price Index
Price/Earnings Rations and Other Calculations
Online Trading
BONDS
The Basics
Corporate Bonds
Treasury Bonds and Treasury Bills
Municipal Bonds
Assessing Default Risk on Bonds
MUTUAL FUNDS
The Basics
Differences between Types of Mutual Funds
No-Load and Loaded Mutual Funds
Index Funds
Closed-Ended Mutual Funds
Exchange Traded Funds
Unit Investment Funds
Ratings Companies
Hedge Funds
Socially Responsible Investments (SRI)
Expense Ratios
INVESTING IN CASH
Banks and Credit Unions
Money Market Funds
Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
Online Banking
REAL ESTATE
The Basics
Home Ownership as an Investment
Owning versus Renting
Commercial Real Estate
Second Homes
Rental Properties
Return on Investment (ROI)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTING
The Basics
Financing Small Businesses
Starting a Business
Investing in a Small Business
Managing a Small Business
ROIs and Small Businesses
Private Equity
OTHER INVESTING OPPORTUNITIES
Gold and Other Precious Metals
Futures and Options
Investing in Art
TAXES
Investing and Taxes
Long-/Short-Term Capital Gains/Losses
Small Business Taxes
Retirement Taxes
Federal Taxes
State Taxes
Local Taxes
INSURANCE
The Basics
Insuring Your Home
Renters Insurance
Insurance as an Investment
Business Insurance
THE FUTURE
Saving for Retirement
Investing for Retirement
IRAs
401(k)s
Life State Investing
Saving for Education
Teaching Children about Investing
The Future of Investing
INVESTING RESOURCES
Investment Experts