Investing For Dummies, 4th Edition [Paperback]

Eric Tyson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764599127 | ISBN-13: 978-0764599125 | Publication Date: December 12, 2005 | Edition: 4

Do you have a few investments that you would like to develop into a full investment plan? Would you like to know how to strengthen your portfolio? Perhaps you want to roll your 401(k) into a new plan? Whatever your agenda is, nowadays it’s hard to find good advice on where to invest your money.

Now you’ll have the ultimate one-stop, no-nonsense guide to investing with Investing for Dummies, Fourth Edition! This updated bestseller provides fresh data and analysis on where to put your money and how to improve returns on IRAs and 401(k)s, as well as investing fundamentals like examining your investment options and considering risks and returns. You’ll have all the tools you need to:

• Investigate and purchase individual stocks
• Buy bonds and other lending investments
• Select the right mutual fund
• Invest in the best stock, bond, and money market funds
• Choose a worthy brokerage firm
• Know when to invest in real estate
• Start and run your own small business
• Gather a collection of reliable investment resources

This handy reference is packed with tips and advice on how to conquer important investment obstacles and what to consider when selling an investment, as well as how to invest in a down market. With Investing for Dummies, Fourth Edition, you’ll soon have the power to turbo-charge your investment and maximize your returns!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The Wall Street Journal bestseller — updated for the new tax laws

"Tyson handily dispatches both the basic . . . and the more complicated."
—Lisa M. Sodders, The Capital-Journal

Master your financial future with Eric Tyson's revised and updated guide to investing. You'll find coverage of all aspects of investing including how to develop and manage a portfolio, understand critical tax concerns, and invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, small business, and more. Begin turbo-charging your investment returns now!

Discover how to

• Choose investments that fit your goals
• Read and understand financial reports
• Balance your portfolio
• Weigh the benefits of new investments
• Manage your retirement fund

About the Author

Eric Tyson, MBA, is a financial counselor, syndicated columnist, and the author of bestselling For Dummies books on personal finance, taxes, home buying, and mutual funds including Real Estate Investing For Dummies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (December 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764599127
• ISBN-13: 978-0764599125
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #637,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help is at hand!, March 25, 2006

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Lady M the 1st "Gas smells awful...." (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Investing For Dummies, 4th Edition (Paperback)

I won't go into why I needed this book but I'll just say that I was in desperate need of some solid, unbiased investing advice on all topics across the board from the stock market to retirement plans. All the other books on investment I tried to read were full of weird terminology, weird language and might have been trying to rip me off for all I know. Eric Tyson's reference is a godsend for those of us who need some information but are too naive to know good advice from bad advice when it comes to this subject. Tyson not only gives good, common sense advice but also shares his own tips with the reader on stock markets, mutual funds, IRAs and the like. Feel skeptical? He'll even guide you to the best government agencies that monitor this sort of stuff so that people like me don't get ripped off. Other books on investing that I picked up and put down in a hurry didn't bother with petty stuff like legalities! Tyson DOES and he wants you to do your homework before putting your hard earned money into someone else's hands.

This book is fantastically easy to follow, all the hard stuff is explained and Tyson will show you where to find the extra information you'll need. 'Investing for Dummies' is an investment in itself that will keep you out of trouble and the bankruptcy courts in the long run.

M.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Investing Approach to Conservative, October 30, 2006

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Jeremy Palmer "Web Entrepreneur" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Investing For Dummies, 4th Edition (Paperback)

This book should have been called "Investing for those Afraid to take Risks". Throughout the book Tyson pushes prospective investors to not play the stock market and only invest in mutual funds. This may be good advice for somebody who is turning 55 and is risk averse, but if you want your money to grow more aggressively than you may be more interested in "Stock Investing for Dummies" by the same publisher.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Investing for Dummies, March 18, 2007

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Learning (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Investing For Dummies, 4th Edition (Paperback)

Loved this book. I bought it for my family members and employees. I have been approached numerous times by "financial advisors". This book finally explained to me what it was they we're trying to sell me and why. It also taught me how to invest on my own with confidence in good non-commission items.