Want to follow in Warren Buffett's investing footprints?
Value Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, explains what
value investing is and how to incorporate it into your overall
investment strategy. It presents a simple, straightforward way to
apply proven investment principles, spot good deals, and produce
extraordinary returns.
This plain-English guide reveals the secrets of how to value
stocks, decide when the price is right, and make your move.
You'll find out why a good deal is a good deal, no matter
what the bulls and bears say, get tips in investing during jittery
times, and understand how to detect hidden agendas in financial
reports. And, you'll uncover the keys to identifying the
truly good businesses with enduring and growing value that
continually outperform both their competition and the market as a
whole. Discover how to:
* Understand financial investments
* View markets like a value investor
* Assess a company's value
* Make use of value investing resources
* Incorporate fundamentals and intangibles
* Make the most of funds, REITs, and ETFs
* Develop your own investing style
* Figure out what a financial statement is really telling
you
* Decipher earnings and cash-flow statements
* Detect irrational exuberance in company publications
* Make a value judgment and decide when to buy
Complete with helpful lists of the telltale signs of value and
"unvalue," as well as the habits of highly successful
value investors, Value Investing For Dummies, 2nd
Edition, could be the smartest investment you'll ever
make!
Autorentext
Peter J. Sander is a professional author, researcher, and
investor living in Granite Bay, California. His 15 personal finance
and location reference book titles include The 250 Personal
Finance Questions Everybody Should Ask, Everything Personal
Finance, and the Frommer's Cities Ranked &
Rated series. He has developed over 150 columns for MarketWatch
and TheStreet.com. His education includes an MBA from Indiana
University, he has completed Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
education and testing requirements, and his experience includes 20
years as a marketing program manager for a Fortune 50 technology
firm and over 40 years of active investing.
Janet Haley CFP, CMFC is a securities industry
professional and has a bachelor's degree in international
business and political science from Marymount College.
Zusammenfassung
Want to follow in Warren Buffett's investing footprints? Value Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, explains what value investing is and how to incorporate it into your overall investment strategy. It presents a simple, straightforward way to apply proven investment principles, spot good deals, and produce extraordinary returns.
This plain-English guide reveals the secrets of how to value stocks, decide when the price is right, and make your move. You'll find out why a good deal is a good deal, no matter what the bulls and bears say, get tips in investing during jittery times, and understand how to detect hidden agendas in financial reports. And, you'll uncover the keys to identifying the truly good businesses with enduring and growing value that continually outperform both their competition and the market as a whole. Discover how to:
- Understand financial investments
- View markets like a value investor
- Assess a company's value
- Make use of value investing resources
- Incorporate fundamentals and intangibles
- Make the most of funds, REITs, and ETFs
- Develop your own investing style
- Figure out what a financial statement is really telling you
- Decipher earnings and cash-flow statements
- Detect irrational exuberance in company publications
- Make a value judgment and decide when to buy
Complete with helpful lists of the telltale signs of value and unvalue, as well as the habits of highly successful value investors, Value Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, could be the smartest investment you'll ever make!
Inhalt
Introduction 1
Part I: The What and Why of Value Investing 7
Chapter 1: An Investor's Guide to Value Investing 9
Chapter 2: How Value Investors View the Markets and Vice Versa 23
Chapter 3: The Value Investing Story 37
Part II: Fundamentals for Fundamentalists 57
Chapter 4: A Painless Course in Value Investing Math 59
Chapter 5: A Guide to Value Investing Resources 85
Chapter 6: Statements of Fact Part 1: Understanding Financial Statements 97
Chapter 7: Statements of Fact Part 2: The Balance Sheet 111
Chapter 8: Statements of Fact Part 3: Earnings and Cash Flow Statements 131
Chapter 9: Games Companies Play: Irrational Exuberance in the Financial Statements 151
Chapter 10: On Your Ratio Dial: Using Ratios to Understand Financial Statements 169
Part III: So You Wanna Buy a Business? 187
Chapter 11: Appraising a Business 189
Chapter 12: Running the Numbers: Intrinsic Value 195
Chapter 13: Running the Numbers: Strategic Financials 217
Chapter 14: Beyond the Numbers: Strategic Intangibles 239
Chapter 15: Warren's Way 257
Chapter 16: Shopping for Value: Deciding When the Price Is Right 267
Part IV: Becoming a Value Investor 285
Chapter 17: Special Packages: Funds, REITs, and ETFs for Value Investors 287
Chapter 18: Shopping for Value: A Practical Approach 315
Part V: The Part of Tens 329
Chapter 19: Ten Signs of Value 331
Chapter 20: Ten Signs of Unvalue 337
Chapter 21: Ten Habits of Highly Successful Value Investors 343
Index 347