The Art and Science of Successful Investing: The Complete Guide to Creating and Managing Wealth [Paperback]

Todd Leigh Mayo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0964770059 | ISBN-13: 978-0964770058 | Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Softcover - 764 pages (January 1999)

America's premier investment manager utilizes 18 years of experience to detail comprehensive investment strategies using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate and more.

The most unique, comprehensive and controversial investment book to hit shelves in decades. The book that Wall Street does not want you to read.

The Art and Science of Successful Investing provides hundreds of detailed, usable investment strategies not found anywhere else, to dramatically improve investment results. The Art and Science of Successful Investing deflates common investment myths and exposes the brokerage, banking and insurance industry and their scams.

This book does not review investment techniques lightly, but provides heavy doses of in-depth analysis, fundamental insight and strategies provided by the worlds most accomplished investors.

- Create wealth using our capital growth techniques
- Learn essential retirement account strategies
- Preserve and protect your assets
- Utilize special investment plans for business owners and professionals
- Lower your investment risk
- Select the most valuable publications, information sources and advisory services

The rapid growth and changes in today's financial markets can be overwhelming. This book provides investors with all the tools needed to create and manage wealth well into the 21st Century.

Mr. Mayo is the President of The Capital Group and its investment management subsidiaries, Security Capital Corporation and Pacific Capital Corporation, and the Executive Director of the Investors Education Association. He is the author of four previous books and numerous investment publications including World Class Investor, Your Guide to Building a Global Investment Portfolio, Fund Focus, Growth Stock Review, and others. Mr. Mayo is a Registered Investment Advisor and has been managing stocks, real estate and mutual funds since 1979.

Covered in this book are: - Value investing
- American Depository Receipts
- Growth stocks
- Foreign Currencies
- Small company stocks
- Closed-end Funds
- Mutual Funds
- Convertible Securities
- Bonds
- Deeds of Trust
- International Investing
- REIT's
- Real Estate

- Options
- Emerging markets
- And much, much more

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About the Author

Mr. Mayo has been an investment advisor for nearly two decades. He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, living there until 1993 when he opened the company's new headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. He began his career in 1979 with the Mayo Investment Group. He founded Pinnacle Financial Advisors (the predecessor to Security Capital Corporation) in the summer of 1990. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Group, Inc., Security Capital Corporation and Pacific Capital Corporation. He is the current Director of the Investors Education Association, a Registered Investment Advisor and a prolific writer and speaker on various financial and investment topics.

Mr. Mayo's recent business writings include:

Books: The Art and Science of Successful Investing: Your Guide to Creating and Managing Wealth and The Joy of Self Employment: Entrepreneurship and Education in a Changing World.

Periodicals: World Class Investor and The Capitalist Chronicle.

Educational Manuals: How to build a Global Investment Portfolio; How to Choose an Investment Advisor; and how to Earn High Monthly Income with Security.

Articles in national publications: The Spirit of Enterprise; In Defense of Capitalism; The Intelligent Investor; Valuing companies Using Cash Flow; Creating Wealth; Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997; Deflation Threat; Investing in Latin America; Economic Turnarounds; Japanese Small Cap Stocks; 50 Year History of the Dow; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Profiting from the Global Communications Explosion; Market Madness; Emerging Markets Review; Protecting Your Portfolio; and International Small Caps.

Country Focus Reports: Indonesia, Portugal, Venezuela, Spain, Chile, Japan, Philippines, Argentina, Thailand, Mexico, France, Brazil, Singapore, Russia, Sweden, China, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Israel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 764 pages
• Publisher: Capital Communications Inc (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964770059
• ISBN-13: 978-0964770058
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,290,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Investment Tool Around, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Art and Science of Successful Investing: The Complete Guide to Creating and Managing Wealth (Paperback)

I have read quite a few investing books and have been an Investment Advisor for a few years and this is absolutely the most useful book I own. I use it daily in my business to help advise clients, research investments and just get a better understanding of the financial markets and their innerworkings. This book is well written, comprehensive, and offers the insight that only someone who has been there can give.I highly recommend this book to any one who is interested in making money, in any type of investing.

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great book for Investors, March 25, 2004

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Ron (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art and Science of Successful Investing: The Complete Guide to Creating and Managing Wealth (Paperback)

A great book for beginning investors, especially those who just know how the market works and not much else. You won't find any get rich quick schemes or hot stock picks. Mayo clearly values thorough research before buying any companies. This books also is very easy to read, and while some parts can get a little technical, it's nothing you can't figure out upon a few rereads. A great book for anyone looking into beginning Company valuation for sure! I can't recommend this enough, it covers the whole gamut and is great not just for stocks, but real estate too! Note however, that this book isn't a graduate level textbook on investing, it's just a nice very broad primer on the basics, even a seasoned pro could use it for a reference (it has a nice glossary). I can only say it as simply as this: Can't recommend this book enough.