Investing Smart: How to Pick Winning Stocks with Investor's Business Daily [Paperback]

Dhun H. Sethna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

Using Investor's Business Daily as his major source of investment information, Dhun Sethna tripled his portfolio in five years. In Investing Smart, Sethna shares what he's learned about picking stocks with the nation's fastest growing newspaper, unlocking the powerful money=making information in every edition.

You'll discover where to look for winning stocks every day. . .which indicators to watch to avoid losses. . .the psychology of market behavior. . .and much more. The book delivers straightforward explanations of the complex and powerful forces which drive stock prices. All in all, it gives you the tools you need to invest wisely.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Unlock the money-making power of Investor's Business Daily today!

"Investing Smart is a book about doing and discovery, about discovering the thousands of newer companies with revolutionary new ideas and new technologies, and innovative new products, that make up what I like to call "The New America." After all, it is the discovery of these winning (companies) and their trends that smart investing is all about."­­From the Foreword by Willian J. O' Neill, Chairman and Founder of Investor's Business Daily

This book is the definitive must read for all investors looking to substantailly increase their portfolio results. In it, investors will learn the investing secrets used by many of today's most successful investors and money managers to achieve unparalleled results.

Investing Smart unearths the money-making opportunities found throughout Investor's Business Daily's exclusive tables, charts and screens. In this easy-to-understand presentation, you'll gain profitable insight into the nature of markets, the psychology of trading, and commonsense ground rules for making the right investment decisions­­at the right time.

You'll discover:

• The best sources for identifying emerging stock market leaders
• How and when to buy or sell stocks
• How to manage any portfolio­­large or small
• The best way to interpret the economy's vital signs
• The psychology of market behavior­­and much more

About the Author

Dhun H. Sethna, a physician in Southern California, credits Investor's Business Daily as the main resource for helping him grow his portfolio. Dr. Sethna wrote Investing Smart with contributions from the staff of Investor's Business Daily.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070578729
• ISBN-13: 978-0070578722
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, January 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Investing Smart: How to Pick Winning Stocks with Investor's Business Daily (Paperback)

For those who enjoy William O'Neil's newspaper INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY and his book HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS, INVESTING SMART is a worthwhile book. In short, this volume is a clearly written, well organized introduction of how to use IBD in stock picking. My guess is that the book was written for those who do not know too much about the newspaper; frequent readers who already fully utilize IBD's wealth of information will probably not find much here. Even so, this book still might be valuable to them as a refresher course. The only gripe I had was that the book largely seemed like a watered-down version of CANSLIM, O'Neil's renowned system to finding winning stocks. Those looking for innovative approachs to using IBD's material, hence, may be disappointed. For them, this book might have value anyway as a useful supplement to one of the best stock-trading systems in existence.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Words, Too Little Information, April 17, 2001

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Michael Q. Thomas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Investing Smart: How to Pick Winning Stocks with Investor's Business Daily (Paperback)

Being a student of William O'Neil's CANSLIM method of stock selection I found this book tiresome to read mainly because I know the subject matter so well. Dr. Sethna was certainly long winded and rambling in his writing style and could have said what he did in a third of the space he used. If you desire to learn about William O'Neil's methods purchase his book, "How to Make Money In Stocks." Lastly, Investor's Business Daily has added many new features since Dr. Sethna wrote this book so some of the information he shares about the paper is dated.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Its not completely worthless....., December 29, 2001

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Todd Jensen (Redondo Beach , CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Investing Smart: How to Pick Winning Stocks with Investor's Business Daily (Paperback)

I did not read the book but I did look it over carefully. I was hoping it would be a clear step by step guide to using IBD to apply the CANSLIM method. There is so much information in the paper that it is not easy to apply all the techniques in an efficient manner. There are almost too many choices and directions possible. This book is not a step by step guide nor is it all that clear. I did find it to be unnecessarily wordy and vague. It just seems to go over the whole paper in a long winded fashion but does not get down to the nuts and bolts of "Smart Investing" as I was hoping it would. Refer to William O'Neil's books for better guidance about how to invest. Also, if you are a subscriber, there is a large amount of useful information on the IBD website at Investors.com.