Value Investing For Dummies guides anyone from rookie to savvy investor through the often confusingmaze of value investments and value investing techniques. Turn here for clear explanations and solid advice on:
* Types of value investments -- from mutual funds and real estate to precious metals and commodities
* How to become a value investor -- from making your picks to developing your investment style
* Investing for the long term vs. the short term
* Where to find value investments
* Techniques and tips on how to read the balance sheet, income statement, and other value indicators
* Real examples of how some successful value investors have done so well
* Profiles of successful value investors
* Determining whether or not an investment is a "value" investment
* Tracking your portfolio
Introduction.
PART I: The What and Why of Value Investing.
Chapter 1: An Investor's Guide to Value Investing.
Chapter 2: A Value Investor's Guide to the Markets.
Chapter 3: The Value Investing Story.
PART II: Fundamentals for Fundamentalists.
Chapter 4: A Painless Course in Value Investing Math.
Chapter 5: A Value Treasure Map: Knowing Where to Dig.
Chapter 6: Statements of Fact Part 1: Understanding Financial Statements.
Chapter 7: Statements of Fact Part 2: The Balance Sheet.
Chapter 8: Statements of Fact Part 3: Earnings and Cash Flow Statements.
Chapter 9: Games Companies Play: Irrational Exuberance in the Financial Statements.
Chapter 10: On Your Ratio Dial: Using Ratios to Understand Financial Statements.
PART III: So You Wanna Buy a Business?
Chapter 11: Appraising a Business.
Chapter 12: Running the Numbers: Intrinsic Value.
Chapter 13: Running the Numbers: Strategic Financials.
Chapter 14: Beyond the Numbers: Strategic Intangibles.
Chapter 15: Warren's Way.
Chapter 16: Shopping for Value: Deciding When the Price Is Right.
PART IV: Becoming a Value Investor.
Chapter 17: Shopping for Value: A Practical Approach.
Chapter 18: Is the Feeling Mutual?
Chapter 19: Out of Stock: Special Value Investing Vehicles.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Signs of Value.
Chapter 21: Ten Signs of Unvalue.
Chapter 22: Ten Habits of Highly Successful Value Investors.
Index.
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* Types of value investments -- from mutual funds and real estate to precious metals and commodities
* How to become a value investor -- from making your picks to developing your investment style
* Investing for the long term vs. the short term
* Where to find value investments
* Techniques and tips on how to read the balance sheet, income statement, and other value indicators
* Real examples of how some successful value investors have done so well
* Profiles of successful value investors
* Determining whether or not an investment is a "value" investment
* Tracking your portfolio
Introduction.
PART I: The What and Why of Value Investing.
Chapter 1: An Investor's Guide to Value Investing.
Chapter 2: A Value Investor's Guide to the Markets.
Chapter 3: The Value Investing Story.
PART II: Fundamentals for Fundamentalists.
Chapter 4: A Painless Course in Value Investing Math.
Chapter 5: A Value Treasure Map: Knowing Where to Dig.
Chapter 6: Statements of Fact Part 1: Understanding Financial Statements.
Chapter 7: Statements of Fact Part 2: The Balance Sheet.
Chapter 8: Statements of Fact Part 3: Earnings and Cash Flow Statements.
Chapter 9: Games Companies Play: Irrational Exuberance in the Financial Statements.
Chapter 10: On Your Ratio Dial: Using Ratios to Understand Financial Statements.
PART III: So You Wanna Buy a Business?
Chapter 11: Appraising a Business.
Chapter 12: Running the Numbers: Intrinsic Value.
Chapter 13: Running the Numbers: Strategic Financials.
Chapter 14: Beyond the Numbers: Strategic Intangibles.
Chapter 15: Warren's Way.
Chapter 16: Shopping for Value: Deciding When the Price Is Right.
PART IV: Becoming a Value Investor.
Chapter 17: Shopping for Value: A Practical Approach.
Chapter 18: Is the Feeling Mutual?
Chapter 19: Out of Stock: Special Value Investing Vehicles.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Signs of Value.
Chapter 21: Ten Signs of Unvalue.
Chapter 22: Ten Habits of Highly Successful Value Investors.
Index.
Book Registration Information.