Investing All-in-One For Dummies

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.

Autorentext

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.

Zusammenfassung
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 futureand this book shows you how.

Inhalt
Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 3

Where to Go from Here 4

Book 1: Getting Started with Investing 5

Chapter 1: Exploring Your Investment Choices 7

Getting Started with Investing 8

Building Wealth with Ownership Investments 8

Generating Income from Lending Investments 11

Considering Cash Equivalents 13

Where to Invest and Get Advice 14

Chapter 2: Weighing Risks and Returns 17

Evaluating Risks 18

Analyzing Returns 28

Compounding Your Returns 35

Chapter 3: The Workings of Stock and Bond Markets 39

How Companies Raise Money through the Financial Markets 39

Understanding Financial Markets and Economics 42

Book 2: Investing in Your 20s and 30s 51

Chapter 1: Using Investments to Accomplish Your Goals 53

Setting and Prioritizing Your Shorter-Term Goals 53

Investing in Retirement Accounts 56

Chapter 2: Minimizing Your Taxes When Investing 63

Understanding Investment Taxes 63

Reducing Your Taxes When Selling Investments 66

Chapter 3: Laying Out Your Financial Plans 71

First Priorities: Paying Off High-Cost Debt and Building a Safety Reserve 72

What about Paying Down Other Debts? 73

Sorting Out Your Financial Plans 76

Knowing the Impact of Investing for College Costs 79

Securing Proper Insurance 83

Chapter 4: Starting Out with Bank Accounts and Money Market Funds 85

Understanding FDIC Bank Insurance 86

Investing in Banking Account and Savings Vehicles 86

Feeling Secure with Your Bank 89

Defining Money Market Mutual Funds 91

Understanding Money Market Fund Holdings 93

Protecting and Accessing Your Money in Money Funds 94

Using Money Market Funds in Your Investment Plan 95

Understanding Traits of Leading Money Funds 96

Book 3: Starting with Stock Investing 99

Chapter 1: Gathering Information on Stocks 101

Looking to Stock Exchanges for Answers 102

Grasping the Basics of Accounting and Economics 103

Staying on Top of Financial News 108

Reading (And Understanding) Stock Tables 110

Using News about Dividends 115

Evaluating Investment Tips 117

Chapter 2: Investing for Long-Term Growth 119

Becoming a Value-Oriented Growth Investor 120

Choosing Growth Stocks with a Few Handy Tips 121

Chapter 3: Investing for Income: Dividend-Paying Stocks 129

Understanding the Basics of Income Stocks 130

Analyzing Income Stocks 134

Exploring Some Typical Income Stocks 138

Chapter 4: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks 143

Recognizing Value When You See It 144

Accounting for Value 147

Book 4: Looking at Bond Investing 161

Chapter 1: Bond Fundamentals 163

Understanding What Makes a Bond a Bond 164

Why Hold Bonds? 167

Introducing the Major Players in the Bond Market 169

Buying Solo or Buying in Bulk 170

The Triumphs and Failures of Fixed-Income Investing 172

Realizing How Crucial Bonds Are Today 176

Viewing Recent Developments, Largely for the Better 177

Chapter 2: All about the Interest 179

The Tricky Business That Is Calculating Rates of Return 180

Measuring the Desirability of a Bond 182 &l...