The Money/Finance Shelf
The Astute Investor
Eric L. Prentis, Ph.D.
Prentis Business
361 N. Post Oak Lane, Suite 332, Houston, TX 77024-5950
0975966006 $29.95 theastuteinvestor.net
The Astute Investor is an in-depth investment guide book that analyzes the
answers to such questions as "Is the stock market undervalued or
overvalued?"
"Is the market in a long-term upward trend or long-term downward trend?"
and
"What is the most promising stock to buy?" Organized by topic for quick
and
easy reference, chapters and subheadings include both fundamental
information
for the novice and advanced issues of analysis from the psychology of
trading
(including rational and irrational motives), how to interpret the news, a
ten-step method for investing success, skillful retirement planning, and
much
more. An absolute must-read for serious investors that literally pays for
itself with its wealth of tips, tricks, techniques, insights, warnings,
and
solid basic information. Highly recommended.
Investor Skills Training
Rob A. Ronin
Traders Press
Maryglenn McCombs Book Publicity
PO Box 6206, Greenville, SC 29606
www.traderspress.com
09348007X $24.95 1-800-927-0222
Investor Skills Training: Managing Emotions And Risk In The Market by
registered financial consultant and clinical psychologist Rob Ronin
describes
the ways in which emotions can undermine sound investment decisions and
how
technical skills play a key role in reducing financial losses. Recent
years of
stock market activity have once again demonstrated how many investors fell
prey
to unfamiliarity with basic investing skills combined with strong and
often
volatile emotions resulting in bad acquisition and sales decisions arising
form
a unrealistic expectations exacerbated by a "herd mentality" with respect
to
stock market fluctuations and broader sociopolitical events and cor****ate
malfeasance. Investor Skills Training provides the novice investor with a
simple, seven-part, step-by-step program specifically designed to help
them
acquire both the technical skills and the psychological stamina to become
consistently effective decision-makers. Reader friendly, Investor Skills
Training should be considered an essential and mandatory study for anyone
making investments in the complex and competitive stock and bond markets
of
today.
Raising More Money
Terry Axelrod
Raising More Money Publications
2100 North Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98103
www.raisingmoremoney.com
0970045530 $39.95
Founded and directed by Terry Axelrod, "Raising More Money" is a
Seattle-based
company that trains non-profit organizations in fundraising. A successful
enterprise in its own right, Raising More Money has grown from 2 employees
to
50, and has trained more than 2,000 organizations to date, with the
average of
$150,000 being raised by a nonprofit client group within a year of
training. In
Raising More Money: The Ask Event Handbook, Terry Axelrod (who is also the
Director of the American Association of Fundraising Counsels; a Trustee of
the
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce; and a Life Trustee of the Swedish
Medical
Center; and the founder of three nonprofit organizations) has distilled
into a
single volume the complete body of "how to" information for successfully
raising money at a nonprofit fundraising event. Readers will learn how to
determine when to hold an "Ask Event"; how to build a powerful,
emotion-filled,
one-hour program honoring the nonprofit organization's mission; how to
conduct
one-on-one "Asks"; how to evaluate results and follow-up with guests; and
how
to prepare for the next year's event. If you are charged with
responsibility
for fundraising with respect to a nonprofit organization, then you need to
give
a close and careful reading of Terry Axelrod's Raising More Money: The Ask
Event Handbook. Also very highly recommended from Raising More Money
Publications are: The Point Of Entry Handbook ($39.95, 263 pages); The Ask
Event Handbook ($49.95, 238 pages); Raising More Money Video or DVD
($69.95, 47
minutes); and the Re-Igniting Your Board ($39.95, 21 minutes). Nonprofit
and
community library collections would be wise to acquire all five items in
the
form of the Raising More Money Library ($189.95).
Building And Preserving Your Wealth
Steven Podnos, MD, MBA, CFP
Oakhill Press
1647 Cedar Grove Road, Winchester, VA 22603
1886939675 $18.95 www.oakhillpress.com
Building And Preserving Your Wealth: A Practical Guide To Financial
Planning
For Affluent Investors by certified financial planner Steven Podnos
addresses
personal finance issues specific to the middle class or well-to-do
investor.
Chapters address planning for taxes, retirement, education, life
insurance,
health and disability, and more, as well as how to work well with advisors
and
asset protections, achieve goals efficiently and much more. Written in
plain
terms, Building and Preserving Your Wealth spells out the advantages and
disadvantages of financial choices available today, and is especially
recommended as a primer to familiarize oneself with money matter basics
before
visiting a professional who charges costly hourly fees for his or her
time.
The ABCs Of Mutual Funds
Robert Anthony Chechile
iUniverse.com, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512
0595330630 $21.95 www.iuniverse.com
The ABCs Of Mutual Funds: Everything Your Consultant Really Doesn't Have
Time
To Explain is a thorough sourcebook for company securities written in
plain
terms for the lay reader. The ABCs of Mutual Funds explains precisely how
mutual funds, contractual plans, hedge funds, exchange traded funds,
folios,
unit investment trusts, and variable annuities work, as well as the
differences
between full service and discount dealers, the legal obligations of
stockbrokers, and much more. An absolute "must-read" for anyone new to the
investment industry, in an era when so called "free" seminars are really
just
padded commercials with the objective of soliciting securities sales.
Recommended investment guidelines and selection criteria ensure that The
ABCs
of Mutual Funds pays for itself, as its tips, tricks, and techniques for
avoiding costly mistakes are worth their weight in green.
The Astute Investor
Eric L. Prentis, Ph.D.
Prentis Business
361 North Post Oak Lane, Suite 332, Houston, TX 77024-5950
0975966006 $29.95 www.theastuteinvestor.net
The Astute Investor is an in-depth investment guide book that analyzes the
answers to such questions as "Is the stock market undervalued or
overvalued?"
"Is the market in a long-term upward trend or long-term downward trend?"
and
"What is the most promising stock to buy?" Organized by topic for quick
and
easy reference, chapters and subheadings include both fundamental
information
for the novice and advanced issues of analysis from the psychology of
trading
(including rational and irrational motives), how to interpret the news, a
ten-step method for investing success, skillful retirement planning, and
much
more. An absolute must-read for serious investors that literally pays for
itself with its wealth of tips, tricks, techniques, insights, warnings,
and
solid basic information. Highly recommended.
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