TY - BOOK AU - Bierman,Harold TI - The bare essentials of investing: teaching the horse to talk SN - 9789812706744 AV - HG4521 .B46 2007eb U1 - 332.024/01 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Hackensack, N.J. PB - World Scientific KW - Investments KW - Finance, Personal KW - Investissements KW - portfolios (financial records) KW - aat KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Personal Finance KW - Money Management KW - bisacsh KW - Budgeting KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface; An Explanation of the Book Title; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1. Three Basic Rules; Three Basic Rules; Three Real Life Stories; What are Our Objectives?; Some Basic Assumptions; A Fable; Summary; Questions; Part I: DIVERSIFY; Chapter 2. The Expected Return; Chapter 3. Securities are a Fair Gamble; Chapter 4. Types of Financial Securities; Chapter 5. Investment Tips versus an Efficient Random Walk; Chapter 6. Analysis for Buying a Stock; Part II: TAX CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 7. Stocks versus Bonds; Chapter 8. Taxed and Tax Deferral Accounts N2 - The objective of this book is to help an individual (or a family) design a personal investment strategy. It explains how stock markets can be used to make a large fortune from a small investment. It also recommends an approach to increase a reasonable return on investment and explains the importance of investment alternatives. The book is based on the premise that the US stock market is not too high compared to the long-term value of its securities. It further assumes that readers are interested both in return likely to be earned on investment and the risk of not earning the return target. The UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=203821 ER -