• ISBN13: 9781119140818
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Economics
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley
• Publication Date: January 1, 2016
• Pages: 384
• Original Price: USD 26.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 499 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Personal Finance / Investing

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Up your game with proven strategies and techniques
• Increase profits and minimize risks
• Avoid the pitfalls of stock speculating
• Time your market entry and exit points
• Uncover opportunities in "hidden" niches

Build a profitable portfolio with high-level investing

Do you have some basic investment knowledge? Wonder how you can take your portfolio to the next level? High-level investing can be a bit scary, unless you have this book to guide you. It walks you around the pitfalls, shows you proven strategies for maximizing profits and minimizing risks, and helps you sniff out hidden opportunities.

• Knowledge is power -- review the important details of careful stock investing, understand risk, and explore the important relationships between the stock market and other investment markets
• Learn what to look for -- find out how to pick winners in small-cap stocks and what to consider when looking at exchange-traded funds
• Master the options -- learn how options work, all about puts and calls, and how to use combination strategies for bulls and bears
• Study the greats -- discover the tactics of some notably successful investors and learn from the strategies of masters like Warren Buffett
• Take a long-range view -- understand the importance of "big picture" thinking, and find out how to evaluate future trends based on past experiences

Open the book and find:

• How to assess risk and volatility
• All about brokerage tools and tactics
• Strategies for leveraging exchange-traded funds
• What you must know about shorting stocks
• How to use neutral option combinations
• The difference between investing and speculating
• Technical and fundamental analysis tips
• Ten traits of successful investors

Paul Mladjenovic, CFP, has written four editions of Stock Investing For Dummies and has taught would-be investors about stock investing since 1983. As a certified financial planner, he personally coaches his clients on stock investing strategies.