Investing All-in-One For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, May 1, 2017 - Business & Economics - 552 pages
Invest in your financial future

Featuring guidance from renowned finance expert Eric Tyson and content from other top selling For Dummies investment titles, Investing All-in-One For Dummies offers the foolproof, time-tested guidance you need to turn those hard-earned dollars into a successful and diversified portfolio. Covering everything from stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and the latest in online investing, this hands-on resource lays out an arsenal of techniques for you to select the investment accounts that best suit your particular style, needs, and goals. Investing All-in-One For Dummies offers a succinct framework and expert advice to help readers make solid decisions and confidently invest in the marketplace

  • Develop and manage a winning financial portfolio
  • Find the right investments for you, no matter your age or income bracket
  • Get the latest information on retirement planning, tax laws, investment options, and more
  • Benefit from sound strategies brought to you by a well-recognized personal finance counselor

There's no time like the present to invest in your own financial future—and this book shows you how.

 

Contents

Introduction 1
3
Weighing Risks and Returns
17
The Workings of Stock and Bond Markets
39
INVESTING IN YOUR 20S AND 30S
51
Using Investments to Accomplish Your Goals
53
Minimizing Your Taxes When Investing
63
Laying Out Your Financial Plans
71
Starting out with Bank Accounts and Money Market Funds
85
Finding the Best Funds
255
Buying Funds from the Best Firms
271
INVESTING ONLINE
283
Getting Ready for Online Investing
285
Getting Your Device Ready for Online Investing
293
Connecting with an Online Broker
319
Entering and Executing Trades
343
Introducing Fundamental Analysis
353

Starting with Stock Investing
99
Investing for LongTerm Growth
119
Investing for Income DividendPaying Stocks
129
Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks
143
Looking at Bond Investing
161
All about the Interest
179
Types of Bonds
197
Investing Carefully in Individual Bonds
213
Picking a Bond Fund That Will Serve
225
Moving on to Mutual Funds
233
Getting Up to Speed with
365
Gaining an Edge with Fundamental Analysis
383
Getting Your Hands on Fundamental Data
401
Investing in Real Estate
421
Covering Common Real Estate Investments
439
Identifying Sources of Capital
457
Location Location Value
465
Index
493
Investing AllinOne For Dummies
494
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About the author (2017)

Eric Tyson is a best-selling personal finance book author and has penned five national best sellers. He is also the only author to have four of his books simultaneously on Business Week's business book bestseller list.

His Personal Finance for Dummies, a Wall Street Journal best-seller, won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Business Book of the Year. Eric's syndicated newspaper column is read by millions of readers weekly. He is a former columnist and award-winning journalist for the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle.