Martin Pring's Introduction to Technical Analysis: A CD-ROM Seminar and Workbook
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent beginners book
  • Useful information.
  • Not for the beginner
  • Good Introduction for the beginner or as a refresher.
  • View from the beginning trader
 Martin Pring's Introduction to Technical Analysis: A CD-ROM Seminar and Workbook
Martin J. Pring
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0070329338

Book Description

Martin Pring's Introduction to Technical Anaylsis: A CD-ROM Seminar and Workbook, produced by leading technical analyst and author Martin Pring, explains and demonstrates tools used by the world's foremost technical analysts to evaluate emerging trends. This technically state-of-the-art package then goes further, to provide specific steps you can take to turn these analyses into profit-producing trades. Using the effective CD-ROM/workbook format, you'll learn how to: Research and construct instantly valuable charts of stock and market activity; Interpret the basic concepts of momentum, and apply the theory to actual trades through a common sense set of trading strategies; Use price and volume pattern to identify breakouts; Analyze and act on peaks and troughs that can signal a change in the prevailing trend; Calculate moving averages and gauge their impact. Pricing also includes savvy advice on when to buy, when to take profits, and how to identify and handle false breakouts. More than three hours of CD tutorial, including video, animated diagrams, realistic movies, and audio clips let you develop and hone your technical analysis skills, with an interactive quiz at the end of each chapter.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent beginners book.......2007-08-28

As a newby and complete beginner in TA, I found this to be a near perfect book for getting your feet wet. The style is simple and straight forward with large print and easy to read charts. While there are a few typos, I did not find the excessive amount stated in the reviews of his second edition. I found the CD to be as valuable as the book. It's one thing to read a book, but actually knowing the material is what counts if you are going to apply it to trading. The CD is in multiple choice quiz format. After choosing your answer, Pring tells you in audio, not text, if you got it right or wrong and why. This way you can see if you actually understand the principals before you start risking money. Think back to your college days- how much did you learn from classes you only audited compared with those that had exams!! I dont own Murphy's book, but apparently it lacks this feature. While there is plenty of free info on the internet now, I would rather know I'm getting it from a known expert in the field. Prings book is compact and concise and can easily be read in 8-12 hours, depending on your style. While I plan to buy Murphy's book as a more comprehensive reference (over 500 pages is alot of reading), another must-have book I found is Elder's "Trading for a Living" (a psychiatrist and trader), with its psychology of crowd theory, very true of the market and an excellent supplement to anyone's collection.

4 out of 5 stars Useful information........2007-01-26

I am just getting started into the world of technical analysis and trading stocks. This book is really helping me to understand some of the things I have been observing in the market. The best thing about the CD is the quizes. The reader's voice can put you to sleep - especially if you read the chapters first - he covers the exact same text.

1 out of 5 stars Not for the beginner.......2006-07-02

The book does not have a glossary in the back of the book so we can look up words that the author failed to tell us the meaning. I emailed the author and asked him what certain trading terms meant in his book and I received an email back from somebody named "Lisa" that told me to look it up in the dictionary if you can't find the answer in the book. I think this person "lisa" was very unprofessional in the way she handled this email and her customer service skills need improving. There are better books than this one. This man is from another country other than America and he uses weird words to describe his examples. It's hard to understand.

5 out of 5 stars Good Introduction for the beginner or as a refresher........2005-12-29

Pring does an excellent job of providing the beginner with all of the basics of technical analysis (TA). I have traded stocks for over 15 years and have been trading the spot Forex market. I learned quite a bit about TA several years ago, but thought I would like to continue my education in this area. My only problem with this particular book/CD is that the CD presentation could/should have been more polished. However, the information is all there if you take the time to look, listen, AND USE it!

4 out of 5 stars View from the beginning trader.......2005-11-29

As a beginning trader I have no previous experience with which to determine the value of this book. But I'm glad that I purchased it. First off it is easy to understand and through some repetition it actually drives home the basic ideas. The CD-ROM could be a little more interactive, but having the quizzes included helps the process of self-learning. I'm sure the material can be found online, but to have it all in one book is wonderful. The basic concepts are probably academic to more sophisticated traders, but are easily applied (eg. I predicted the Intel pull-back in Aug 05 and correctly sold out my position). Whether you aspire to be a technician or a fundamentalist (Or if you're like me, you don't care) this book is a great place to start.
Streetsmart Guide to Valuing A Stock: The Savvy Investor's Key to Beating the Market
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Good practical introduction to discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation
  • Another Disappointment from Academia
  • Getting Streetsmart - your money better spent elsewhere
  • it's all here
  • Sound Economics
 Streetsmart Guide to Valuing A Stock: The Savvy Investor's Key to Beating the Market
Gary Gray
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Binding: Hardcover

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In the high-level yet down-to-earth style for which McGraw-Hill's Streetsmart Series is known, STREETSMART GUIDE TO VALUING A STOCK covers everything from basic stock valuation to more advanced valuation models and techniques. Its nuts-and-bolts, nontheoretical methods will be invaluable in helping you locate and analyze undervalued stocks. "The book outlines the fundamentals of making an investment decision in a stock based on a reasoned evaluation of that stock's worth. The writing is direct, logical, and remarkably interesting..." - William R. McLucas, Partner, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Former Director, Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. "The authors have taken one of today's rarest commodities—good common sense—and applied it to one of today's most vexing challenges—valuing a stock. This book is a valuable tool for anyone participating in the stock market." - Warren A. Stephens President & CEO, Stephens, Inc. "Today's stock market is more complex and volatile than ever. A stock's price does not necessarily represent the intrinsic value of the company. I believe that we all need the safety net of cash flow valuation to make prudent investment decisions. Many Wall Street analysts would benefit from reading STREETSMART GUIDE TO VALUING A STOCK, and I will recommend it to all of my institutional clients." - M. Clara Tucci, Managing Director—International Equity Sales, ING Baring Furman Seltz. "This is a terrific book for investors! In a witty, fresh style the authors explain how to value a company's stock by using an easy-to-understand, 4-step approach. They explain what numbers are required, where to get them quickly, and how to use them." - Charles C. Snow, Ph.D., International Education Program Lecturer on Strategic Management, Mellon Bank Professor of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good practical introduction to discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation.......2007-01-26

Using discounted cash flow (DCF) to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock is not for those looking for those looking for easy rules of thumb; it requires work. This book, together with the related website, does a good job of showing how, in language that doesn't require you to be an MBA. Recommended.

1 out of 5 stars Another Disappointment from Academia.......2006-12-31

"The Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock," written by three credentialled Penn State University finance professors, prompted this reader to expect the "latest and greatest" thinking on stock valuation. If the prospective reader has similar expectations, he or she should look elsewhere. This reader found the book disappointing in many ways. For openers, it was crafted to target the least discriminating of students leaving the rest of us to wade through endless repetitions of simple ideas and to struggle with more complicated ideas via ambiguous word descriptions where a simple equation would suffice. More importantly though, the authors' discounted cash flow valuation theory (as opposed to more traditional discounted earnings theories) appears to be the wrong approach. Whereas stock investors have an exclusive claim on earnings, they must stand in line behind creditors with their claims on cash flow. Also while the appropriate discount factor in most evaluation theories has to do with the rate of return on the investor's alternative investment options, in the authors' theory it is the corporation's weighted average cost of capital - a very different and seemingly irrelevant concept.

Warren Buffet may be the only one to correctly value stocks, but he's not talking. Until he does the prospective valuer might find Mary Buffett's renditions ("Buffettology" and "The New Buffettology") to be more useful and understandable alternatives to the "Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock."

3 out of 5 stars Getting Streetsmart - your money better spent elsewhere.......2006-03-11

The first half of this book did an admirable job of introducing the reader to various stock valuation terminology & methodology.

Unfortunately, the second half of the book focused almost solely on explaining, applying, and encouraging the purchase of their stock valuation software. Without this software, the second half of the book is somewhate limited in its value and use.

The book's not a total loss, thanks to the first half, but is probably a better exercise in "book valuation". This one's valuation falls somewhere short of its purchase price. If it were a stock and I were to apply the owners valuation principles, it might be best to pass on buying it...

Hope this helps! Cheers!

4 out of 5 stars it's all here.......2006-03-08



If one is patient with this book, one will reap many rewards.

DCF explained from start to finish.

5 out of 5 stars Sound Economics.......2004-05-01

This book offers an economically sound approach to stock valuation. The associated free website is also very useful.
The Terrible Truth About Investing: How to Be a Savvy Investor
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Terrible Truth About Book Publishing
  • Challenge Your Thinking With This Essential Reality Check
 The Terrible Truth About Investing: How to Be a Savvy Investor
Bruce J. Temkin , Don Phillips , and Deborah L. Thomas
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5 out of 5 stars The Terrible Truth About Book Publishing.......2003-09-21

This book is out of print and Mr. Temkin has only himself to blame. He could have chosen any number of titles for his book, such as "How To Be a Complete Idiot and Still Get Very Rich Very Quick." Instead, he chose a title that implies that investing might not be the all that easy. What is worse, he published his book in 1999, when the stock markets were not quite at the end of a prolonged period of much higher than average returns and much lower average volatility.

This is not a book about how to buy stocks and bonds. It will not tell you what mutual fund to buy. What is does contain is a very good explication of what is actually known about investing strategy, based on the historical data as first assembled and analyzed by Ibbotson and Sinquefield in the early 1970s. The information on offer here is especially valuable at a time when more and more of us are responsible for saving enough for our retirement needs. Among other useful things, this books explains: why you may need more money for retirement than you think; why you may not be as diversified as you think; why your investments may be riskier than you think (or, perhaps, thought, up until the last three years); how diversification can reduce but not eliminate risk; why investment mixes with higher volatility can reduce your total returns; why you have an investment strategy even if you don't think you do; why the handy investment software programs you find on the Internet may be misleading you about your retirement savings needs; why life cycle investing advice is often oversimplified; and, perhaps most importantly, why your psychological reactions to swings in the markets may cause you to make bad decisions.

Perhaps, in the light of the experience of the last three years, we have reached what another investment writer called "the educable moment" and we are ready to absorb some of the terrible truths about investing that Mr. Temkin teaches. Some clever publisher ought to get Mr. Temkin to do another edition of this book and promote it as being by the-investment-guru-who-was-smart-enough-to-know-the-stock-market-would-go-down-again-some-day. Maybe they could call it "The Completely Easy Way to Get Rich in a Hurry in Spite of the Fact That You're an Utter Fool" or something like that.

5 out of 5 stars Challenge Your Thinking With This Essential Reality Check.......2001-03-23

Have you, the individual investor, read books by Larry Swedroe, Burton Maklkiel, and John Bogle? Do you think you now know a great deal about investing? If so, STOP. DO NOT PASS GO. BUY THIS BOOK.

Once discovered this text will become an investment classic. For the average investor it will challenge your thinking, present some very valuable insights that otherwise might be ignored, and reinforce some sound principles of investing.

Following an introductory examination of the long-term performance among various asset classes and the risks to investors posed by inflation, Bruce Temkin then delves into the impact of taxes upon real investment rates of return. He then aids the investor in understanding market volatility and various types of risks. Additional insights follow in his frank discussion of personal risk factors, investment time horizons, the role of (and limits of) diversification, and the role emotions can play in making investment decisions. Charts and graphs throughout the 258 pages help explain and reinforce the concepts presented.

Throughout this book Bruce Temkin challenges us to carefully consider the steady diet we have been fed of misleading historical charts, the illusion of "average" rates of return, and longevity statistics. Mr. Temkin effectively explains why both "conservative" and "aggressive" investment portfolios can be far riskier than many investors think, and why investment portfolios should be (and must be) rebalanced periodically.

The author scatters various insights throughout the easy to follow text - precious nuggets to absorb, contemplate, and apply to your individual situation. For example, he summarizes the benefits and limitations of financial software programs, including those employing Monte Carlo simulations. Also, he effectively conveys to the reader in several places the central theme that there are no guarantees in investing.

Think you know it all, or most of it? This book is clearly for you. To quote the author, "When it comes to investing, feeling invincible can be dangerous. It can lead investors to overlook the principles that significantly contributed to their success in the first place."

This is perhaps not the first book the beginning individual investor should read. But this is the one book on investing that should not be overlooked by investors and their advisors. This book will challenge your thinking, whatever level of experience you may possess. This is one book that deserves to be read carefully not only a first time, but every several months again, lest the individual investor think he or she has explored all there is to consider in investment and financial planning decision-making.

Candid and insightful, this text is a must read for those seriously interested in investing and financial planning.
The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Becoming a Savvy Investor
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Okay Book, Not Really Filling ...
  • Required reading for anyone investing in the stock market!!!
  • Perfect Reference Guide
 The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Becoming a Savvy Investor
Tom Taulli
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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Okay Book, Not Really Filling ..........2006-02-10

I bought the book after reading the other 5 star reviews.

The author describes various items about financial statements. What's really missing is good comprehensive test cases - where he can walk us through applying what was being explained.
It was way too much money for what is being offered. I learned much more from MorningStar Classic "The five rules of successful stock investing" for a fraction of price.

5 out of 5 stars Required reading for anyone investing in the stock market!!!.......2004-04-20

Decoding Financial Statements has a rare combination of wisdom, pertinent, interesting, real world examples, and tips/tricks that are not normally available to the retail investor. Any analyst, portfolio manager and individual investor will learn about a tremendous wealth of current and historical case study examples that illustrate how financial information (reports and press releases) drive stock market prices and valuations.

The big bonus is that this book is NOT written by a CPA, but has a humorous, tongue-in-cheek tone. This makes it entertaining and informative, regardless of your level of knowledge or interest in financial statements, per se.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect Reference Guide.......2004-04-10

I am a corporate securities attorney in Los Angeles and a former CPA. I found this book to be the perfect guide for any business attorney, accountant or anyone involved in running a public company. The book is easy to read and understand and is well organized as a go to reference guide.
Forbes Guide to the Markets: Becoming a Savvy Investor
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best Introduction to the Stock Market
  • An Edifying Read
  • The Best Book on Investing
  • Good Book.....a little 'boring'......
  • I made money already
 Forbes Guide to the Markets: Becoming a Savvy Investor
Marc M. Groz
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An essential resource for the new or seasoned investor from Forbes(r), the most trusted name in the business.

This accessible book is a practical guide to the financial markets. Designed to help both the new and experienced investor gain sufficient understanding and knowledge to invest wisely and confidently, it covers all the elements necessary to become financially "street smart," from products, players, and procedures to rules, regulators, and risk/reward trade-offs. Filled with solid investment principles. Forbes(r) Guide to the Markets covers such critical topics as: Buying and Selling Stocks
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* Fundamental, Technical, and Quantitative Analysis
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Highlighting key terms and containing a complete glossary, this authoritative resource is an essential tool for anyone aspiring to become a savvy investor.

Today's top business publication. Forbes(r) magazine is aimed at investors, business executives, and managers.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Introduction to the Stock Market.......2003-02-15

This was my first book on investing, three years ago. It starts with the assumption that you know nothing, but it treats you like an educated, intelligent person. The pace goes quickly, and by the end of the book you know everything you need to know to be an intelligent investor.
I have recommended this book to several friends who wanted a good investing primer.

5 out of 5 stars An Edifying Read.......2000-12-19

Groz's book is just the kind of investment book that has been needed to fill the gap between market kitch and high-brow professional narrative. It leaves the reader feeling well informed but piques her curiousity -- and prepares her for an even deeper understanding of the markets and investing. It is clear that this was Groz's intention. A great book for journeyman investors seeking to negotiate markets and market-speak on a daily basis.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Book on Investing.......2000-08-05

After reading many books on investing, this is the first I've found that offers keen insights to beginners and advanced investors. I would have no problem recommending this book to any of my Wall Street friends--or to my parents.

4 out of 5 stars Good Book.....a little 'boring'.............2000-06-21

This is a pretty good book...it seems to me it covers ground a little too fast, and dosen't give enough examples. If you are a quick learner, this is a good book for you. To me, after I got to the part on Mutual Funds I started getting bored....I just wish it was a little more fun to read...but again, A good book to read and learn about the stock market.

5 out of 5 stars I made money already.......1999-02-24

Thanks--this is an incredibly well written and clear guide. Based on some of Groz' theories, I sold two stocks last week and moved the money into two others I already owned. The market has been good since then, but the two I sold have gone down and the two I kept have gone up. Great book.
The Mutual Fund Wealth Builder: A Profit-Building Guide for the Savvy Mutual Fund Investor
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great writer, good plan, somewhat outdated.
  • Enlightening
  • Read this book if you want a 20% annual return
  • Sales Pitch
  • A simple investment plan highly recommended
 The Mutual Fund Wealth Builder: A Profit-Building Guide for the Savvy Mutual Fund Investor
Dick Fabian
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The Fabian trend-following plan is one of the simplest [and] most understandable, and is one that investors can actually live with. --The Hulbert Financial Digest

Over the past two decades, even before the introduction of enhanced index funds, Dick Fabian has helped thousands of individuals average an astonishing 17 percent compounded growth. His mutual fund-based investment plan was ranked #1 nine times by the respected Hulbert Financial Digest.

Now, in The Mutual Fund Wealth Builder, Fabian gives individual investors the tools to trade mutual funds with lowered risk and increased rates of return. This plain-spoken book shows investors how to:
*Follow six investment steps to increase returns
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*Perform--and act on--their own market analyses

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great writer, good plan, somewhat outdated........2006-08-31

Dick Fabian really cared about teaching people what he had learned from investing. Sadly, his son is money hungry and didn't keep up the free info that is referenced in the book on the website. I learned a lot about investing and some basic strategies to avoid major losses in the stock market. His theory isn't going to make you rich overnight, but hopefully it will raise your rate of return a couple of points over your lifetime, which could mean big bucks for some people. If you look closely, he says shoot for 20%, but he even points out that his picks over time only got him 14%. I will say one thing, if you would have used his plan, you would have been out of the market during the whole stock market crash in 2000-2002 and back in the thing in 2003. That alone makes this worth a read.

5 out of 5 stars Enlightening.......2006-01-21

This is a great book! You can really tell that Mr. Dick Fabian's objective is to help out small investors to make money on the market. He outlines a specific trading strategy that will get you into the market when the trend is up, and out of the market when the trend is down.

About the 39WAR that the other people are complaining about, saying that it cannot be found anywhere on the web, and that it is a sales pitch. This is not true. 39WAR is the same as 200-day moving average, which are generally available on any charting software, as well as online charting sites like Yahoo Finance, Stockcharts, and Big Charts. How did I came into this conclusion? Easy: 39 Weeks = (39 x 5) days = 195 days - five days, since the market only trades during the weekdays.

I believe the 39WAR is a relic from the past, since during the earlier days, market data are most accessible via weekly reports on newspapers. Furthermore, most investors would not want to calculate 200-day averages by hand - it's just too tedious. But of course, with the advent of computers and the Internet, any decent spreadsheet can do this calculations for you.

5 out of 5 stars Read this book if you want a 20% annual return.......2005-08-30

In early 2001, after watching the poor job my bank, and then later Merrill Lynch was doing with my Rollover IRA, I went to a book store looking specifically for an author that had a formula for getting in and out of mutual funds during up and down markets. It took only five minutes of browsing this book to realize it was exactly what I was looking for. In May 2001 I finally completed transfer of all funds into a money market account at Charles Schwab. But alas, Dick Fabian's formula (the 39 week moving averages)told me not to buy any mutual funds. My account remained stationary during the next 7 months, through the bear market, through 9/11 until the next buy signal hit in December. I have been in and out of the markets twice since then. In May of this year I picked up my calculator to see what my return has been over the past 4 years. 20% annual return! This despite one of the longest bear markets this country has ever seen. Thank you Dick Fabian for this amazing book. Even though the book is 4 years old now, the principles still apply. Fabian recommends using a discount broker like Charles Schwab, but they are no longer the best "deal" out there. Reviewer Wiley states that Fabians 39 week average readings are not to be found except for his sons expensive web site. Wiley must have skipped page 123 that shows you how to substitute Fabians 39 week average reading of his own Domestic Fund Composite with the Dow and S&P 500.

2 out of 5 stars Sales Pitch.......2004-04-17

I'm not going to comment on the effectiveness of Fabian's principles, but I will comment on a serious problem I had with the book. The 39WAR that he relies on for technical indicators of when to be in stocks and when to be out of stocks is very difficult to find. The only place I could find it on the web was on his son's website and it came along with a rather pricey subscription to his newsletter. To me, this is a glaring sales pitch that the book predicates itself on, and to me is a serious conflict of interest.

Of course, this is all not to say that his principles aren't effective, they very well may be.

4 out of 5 stars A simple investment plan highly recommended.......2003-10-25

Based on the previous reviewer comment, I wonder if we read the same book. This is NOT a "get rich quick" book - it's polar opposite. Perhaps "get rich slowly" would be more appropriate. I've read both this book, and Maverick Investing which is written by Doug Fabian (Dick's son). If choosing between the two, this much better. (However, Maverick Investing does a better job discussing setting proper stop-losses based on your tolerance for risk. I recommend reading both books). An excellent read on taking control of your investments. It provides step by step instruction as to how to set goals for your investments via mutual funds, select the right funds, track those funds, and when to buy and sell. He uses a very simple technique to get you in an out of the market by tracking your funds against two indexes - a broad market index, and another index reflecting the type of funds you own. You track your funds by using 39 Week Average Readings (more commonly known as the 200 day moving averages - which can be found anywhere on the web). In a nutshell, his technique will not get you into the market at the very bottom, and won't get you out at the very top. But he will get you in and out somewhere in between which is a far more realistic approach for positive long term results. The opposite of get rich quick, it simply shows that by setting realistic goals, and learning to recognize existing trends, how very small investments over a long period will result extrodinary wealth. For those who already have a healthy retirement nest egg, he shows you how to pay yourself during retirement while still growing your principal. This is a great introductory book on investing using a proven approach which only requires a few minutes a week to maintain. The book's has two shortfalls. First, he could have provided more information about available online resources (such as Morningstar.com) which will make it even easier to screen and select the proper mutual funds. Secondly, he could have spent more time emphasizing the need to select a track your funds against their appropriate indexes.
Wall Street Wizard: Sound Ideas from a Savvy Teen Investor
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Great and Simple
  • Eeeehhhh
  • Sensible, Readable Introduction to the Stock Market
  • A Dangerous Book for Beginners
  • Useless Hype
 Wall Street Wizard: Sound Ideas from a Savvy Teen Investor
Jay Liebowitz
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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People make millions of dollars investing in stocks. Why shouldn't you? Although the stock market seems like something reserved for your parents, it's easy for teenagers to get involved and to invest on their own. And Wall Street Wizard will show you how to do it.

Teen finance guru Jay Liebowitz explains the ins and outs of investing, simply and honestly. With refreshing candor, Jay cuts through the mysteries surrounding investing and reveals his secrets of success. From basic investment principles to mastering the Internet phenomenon, and peppered with real-life examples, Wall Street Wizard offers straightforward strategies anyone can follow to make money in the world of finance.

So let Wall Street Wizard be your guide to the wonders of the stock market, and start making your fortune today!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great and Simple.......2002-08-02

This was a good book. It was very simple and it was pretty interesting. I would recommend this book for teens beginning in the Stock Market.

1 out of 5 stars Eeeehhhh.......2000-12-21

This book was not for Gen Y. The language was boring, there was too much hype and not enough substance, and basically I the book was written for 50-year-olds not my generation. If your in college or high school (or you're a parent buying a gift for someone that age) look for something that takes a look at investing from a more Gen Y perspective, something you can relate to. This book doesn't cut it.

4 out of 5 stars Sensible, Readable Introduction to the Stock Market.......2000-12-17

Leibowitz is a teenager with a sensible, cautious approach to the market. He explains concepts well and urges readers to invest for the long term, based on research not rumor. I don't understand the reviews that call this book dangerous--he's quite conservative in his advice and not at all oriented towards making a quick buck like you might expect for someone that young. This would be an excellent introduction to the market for someone totally unfamiliar with it, which is clearly who he thinks his audience is.

1 out of 5 stars A Dangerous Book for Beginners.......2000-11-12

Jay gives terrible advice. He has been in the market during a record bull market when it have been difficult to lose money. This appears to have led him to arrogantly believe that he is much smarter than a lot of other people who have much more experience in the market. Trust me, if it were this easy, everyone would be doing it. Follow the advice in this book and lose your money.

1 out of 5 stars Useless Hype.......2000-10-19

After reading a brief article about the author, I decided to pick up the book. Though I'm not a beginner or novice investor, I strongly caution those who are to avoid this garbage. The style is pathetically simplistic and offers very little practical advice. There are MUCH better books out there for beginner's to read. After reading Jay's book, a beginner will have a false sense of understanding the market and will be decieved by its almost idiotic style and strategies. Like the author, this is way too hyped, and I think has recieved only marginal attention due to his age, not because he conveys any real insight into the market or any serious method to profits. BUYER BEWARE!
Tapping into Wireless : The Savvy Investor's Guide to Profiting From the Wireless Wave
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Solid Book For Investors and Entrepreneurs
  • Mobile Wireless Telephony Basics and Investing
 Tapping into Wireless : The Savvy Investor's Guide to Profiting From the Wireless Wave
Tom Taulli , and Dave Mock
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0071384197

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Where and how to invest in wireless­­today's most promising "next big thing"

Wireless technologies are among today's major growth industries. By 2003, more than 500 million people will be using wireless devices. Yet, avid investors can be frustrated with complex terminology and confusing market factors. Tapping into Wireless provides the knowledge and strategies investors need to take advantage of wireless opportunities. It gives readers the ins and outs of the hardware, software, services, and technologies, along with the best opportunities for investing in this fledgling but well-entrenched industry. From understanding the basics of the industry to targeting market leaders, investing in pre-IPO companies, and even recognizing red flags in otherwise promising opportunities, Tapping into Wireless is the single best guidebook for making the smartest choices among today's wireless opportunities.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Solid Book For Investors and Entrepreneurs.......2002-09-17

"Tapping Into Wireless" is written for those who want to invest in the high-growth area of wireless telecommunications. Entrepreneurs entering the wireless industry and people interested in learning more about the world of wireless will also benefit by reading this book.

The book begins with a chapter about the history of wireless technology. Taulli and Mock say we can understand the how's and why's of the industry by learning a bit about the history of wireless. This will help us make better investment decisions today.

After telling us about the advent of the telegraph and the early adventures to lay transatlantic cable to allow continent-to-continent communication, Taulli and Mock discuss Gugielmo Marconi's development of the radio and the growth of amateur radio.

Surprisingly, nearly 100 years ago, many people imagined that wireless would become the dominant personal communication device. Because of the ability of waves travelling through air to reach any location and the expense of laying cable from every point to every point, it seemed logical that person-to-person communication would be radio-based, not cable-based.

Yet, only recently have wireless personal communications become a consumer reality. Taulli and Mock explain that the wireless future had to wait until electronic advances allowed compact and reliable wireless devices.

That didn't stop early promoters of wireless from starting companies promising a bright future and guaranteeing huge investment returns. Taulli and Mock discuss the wireless telegraph investment bubble of the early 1900's.

Taulli and Mock write: "Unscrupulous stock promoters exaggerated this theoretical advantage of radio way beyond reason at the time....it demonstrates what can happen when a revolutionary technology emerges in a capitalist society. Truly, there was a very real and promising industry in wireless telegraphy and telephony; it only needed more time to develop. The problems with stock scams at this time actually had more to do with corrupt financiers than with the radio industry...."

Taulli and Mock explain a successful investor in technology must distinguish hype from reality. This doesn't imply the need to have an engineer's level of understanding of wireless technology.

Taulli and Mock write: "...knowledge of wireless technology may not be a significant advantage for the investor. The technology buffs who have the inside scoop on how all this stuff works often make no better investment choices than those who are clueless in this area."

The authors explain that too many other factors affect wireless investments, including government regulation, politics, communication standards adoptions, buy-in from industry leaders, intellectual property management, and consumer taste.

For example, Taulli and Mock tell us that, as radio grew in America, the U.S. government felt a foreign corporation shouldn't control the airwaves, so the U.S. government put pressure on Marconi to sell its U.S. radio interests to an American-based company. Overnight, G.E. and RCA became the dominant radio companies in America. By this example, the authors alert wireless investors to the politics and regulations affecting their investments.

We also learn about the formation of the Federal Communications Commission to manage the frequencies available to radio. Because unregulated use of the airwaves led to overlapping signals as multiple users tried to communicate on the same frequency, the government decided it should regulate the spectrum of available frequencies. The FCC decided it would own the air frequencies and auction off the rights to broadcast on various parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in various geographical regions.

Taulli and Mock tell us that, in 2001, the FCC earned nearly $17 billion from spectrum auctions. Further, the authors say the U.S. government will earn even more through such auctions in the future. (I've heard of entrepreneurs and investors buying auctioned airwave rights and reselling them for a huge profit. Some people have literally become very rich by legally buying and reselling thin air!)

In a chapter about investing in wireless network operators (i.e., the companies that provide access to wireless communication), Taulli and Mock tell us that spectrum licenses are an important investment metric (POPs).

Taulli and Mock write: "Licensed POP's include the population covered by spectrum licenses. If a service provider has a license to 10 MHz of spectrum in Atlanta, Georgia, then the population of this area is included in its figure for licensed POPs... . The owning of rights to spectrum is basically wireless real estate... ."

Taulli and Mock cover many other important investment measurements when evaluating wireless network providers, such as revenue per user, customer turnover, and the average cost to add a new customer.

Wireless network providers aren't the only way to profit by investing in wireless. Other chapters of "Tapping Into Wireless" discuss wireless IPO's, investing in wireless equipment and component manufacturers, mutual funds that invest in telecommunications, ways to invest in foreign wireless companies, and knowing when to sell a telecommunications stock. Angel investors will find the chapter about investing in smaller, private, wireless companies valuable.

Entrepreneurs will especially enjoy the chapter about wireless enterprise solutions. Basically, "enterprise solutions" involve helping companies use technology to become more efficient or to do things in new ways. Such enterprise-solution companies usually don't provide wireless network access nor manufacture components. Rather, they usually develop database systems and computer code allowing a company to use wireless devices in a productive way.

Taulli and Mock point out that wireless access to the Internet will create huge opportunities for entrepreneurs and those who provide wireless enterprise solutions.

Taulli and Mock write: "The combination of wireless capabilities with the resources available on the Internet has every entrepreneur chomping at the bit to develop something hundreds of millions of cellular phone owners would pay to have....The merging of the Internet and wireless communications has tremendous potential to change the lives and cultures of people around the globe... Not only do we have a global network that stores vast amounts of information at various nodes, we also have the capability to access one of those nodes from virtually anywhere on the planet."

5 out of 5 stars Mobile Wireless Telephony Basics and Investing.......2002-06-14

As a former wireless professional and long time investor in wireless companies, I am frequently asked by fellow investors to recommend a good basic book on wireless. "Tapping into Wireless" fills the bill! The book is highly literate and well organized and covers wireless history, the wireless regulatory environment, the role of wireless service providers, the various warless technologies, and the evolution of wireless standards, and it does so without getting bogged down in technical detail. Better yet, it covers both wireless basics and investing in wireless companies. Not only does the book not favor a particular wireless technology, it cautions against getting emotionally involved with a particular technology. For those that are not intimately familiar with the industry, this is a great place to start.
The X-Discipline: Financial Independence for the Web-Savvy Investor
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    		The X-Discipline: Financial Independence for the Web-Savvy Investor
    Paul W. Accampo
    Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 1412010349
    Release Date: 2006-07-06

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    The X-Discipline is a five-step investing strategy that yields higher returns in good markets and better loss protection in bad ones, for time-starved individuals who want independence from questionable financial advice.
    The Market Savvy Investor: Profit from the Techniques of the Top Traders
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Good Investment Book
    		 The Market Savvy Investor: Profit from the Techniques of the Top Traders
    Howard Abell , and Robert Koppel
    Manufacturer: Dearborn Trade Pub
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    ASIN: 0793127920

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Good Investment Book.......1999-11-19

    Good basic information explained very clearly with well chosen examples. I think this book would make for an interesting audio tape.

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    1. Options As a Strategic Investment (4th Edition Study Guide)
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    4. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
    5. Seeds Of Greatness
    6. Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner
    7. Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner
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