The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Becoming a Savvy Investor [Paperback]

Tom Taulli (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1932159282 | ISBN-13: 978-1932159288 | Publication Date: March 2004

Navigating through a company's financial statements can be tricky for investors. This concise and easily understood guide covers not only how to find the red flags, but also how to find the signs of underlying financial strength for making sound investing decisions.

Editorial Reviews

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After all that has happened over the past few years, the EDGAR Online Guide finally helps investors think for themselves. -- Vance Wells, Founder, CallStreet LLC, March 2004

If you're interested in correcting the mistakes many investors made in the late 90s, then this is your book. -- Nathan Richardson, General Manager, Yahoo! Finance, March 2004

About the Author

Tom Taulli is an investment banker and entrepreneur from Newport Beach, CA. The author of Investing in IPOs and The M&A Handbook, Taulli is also a regular contributor to print and online resources including Motley Fool, CBS Marketwatch, and others. He has also been a guest commentator on CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg TV.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: J Ross Pub (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932159282
• ISBN-13: 978-1932159288
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,090,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've covered the markets for over 15 years. During this time, I have written books like All About Commodities and All About Short Selling. I'm also a regular writer for Forbes.com and InvestorPlace.com.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for anyone investing in the stock market!!!, April 20, 2004

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"capitaltransactions" (Boulder Creek, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Becoming a Savvy Investor (Paperback)

Decoding Financial Statements has a rare combination of wisdom, pertinent, interesting, real world examples, and tips/tricks that are not normally available to the retail investor. Any analyst, portfolio manager and individual investor will learn about a tremendous wealth of current and historical case study examples that illustrate how financial information (reports and press releases) drive stock market prices and valuations.

The big bonus is that this book is NOT written by a CPA, but has a humorous, tongue-in-cheek tone. This makes it entertaining and informative, regardless of your level of knowledge or interest in financial statements, per se.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Reference Guide, April 9, 2004

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Nimish Patel (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Becoming a Savvy Investor (Paperback)

I am a corporate securities attorney in Los Angeles and a former CPA. I found this book to be the perfect guide for any business attorney, accountant or anyone involved in running a public company. The book is easy to read and understand and is well organized as a go to reference guide.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay Book, Not Really Filling ..., February 9, 2006

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This review is from: The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Becoming a Savvy Investor (Paperback)

I bought the book after reading the other 5 star reviews.

The author describes various items about financial statements. What's really missing is good comprehensive test cases - where he can walk us through applying what was being explained.
It was way too much money for what is being offered. I learned much more from MorningStar Classic "The five rules of successful stock investing" for a fraction of price.