Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2001 Edition (Paperback)

~ Standard & Poor's (Author), Alan J. Miller (Introduction)

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What do individual investors, money managers, analysts, brokers, and financial writers and editors have in common? All turn to Standard & Poor's, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, for securities information that is second to none. S&P's Guides, totally updated for the year 2000, deliver the same data and analyses used by today's top investment professionals. Each book puts these unique features at the reader's fingertips: • Vital data on earnings, dividends, and share prices • Key income and balance sheet statistics • Exclusive S&P buy, sell, or hold recommendations for each stock • Exclusive S&P outlook for every stock's price • Computer-generated screens showing superior stock picks in different categories • Company addresses, numbers, and names of top officers

From the Back Cover

With an average market apitalization exceeding 20 billion, the companies listed in the Standard & Poor's 500 index are the most watched in America. The S&P 500 - including Microsoft, IBM, Ford, McDonald's AT&T, Boeing, Exxon, and General Electric - are the bluest of blue-chip stocks, stocks that grow and generate increasing dividends year after year.

Whether you're an investor seeking to make a smart stock purchase, an executive researching corporate competitors, or a job seeker looking for succinct overviews of potential employers, you'll find critical, often hard-to-find information in Stadard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2001 Edition. Easy-to-use and packed with market intelligence on all 500 of the companies listed in the S&P 500 indes, this handy reference includes:

*Buy, sell, or hold recommendations for every stock *A summary of each company's business activity, recent developments, and sales history *Company addresses, telephone numbers, and the names of key corporate officers *Earnings, dividends, and 3-year price charts *Key income and balance sheet statistics *Exclusive Standard & Poor's rankings (from A+ to D)

In addition, unique at-a-glance charts highlight:

*Stocks with A+ or A earnings and dividend rankings *Companies with five consecutive years of earnings increases *Rapid growth stocks *Companies with fast-rising dividends *Companies with higher dividends in each of the past 10 years

With the authoritative analyses and comprehensive data included in this convenient guide, you'll have the expertise of the nation's premier securities information firm right at your fingertips.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1024 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (December 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071365044
• ISBN-13: 978-0071365048
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,212,904 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tons of info in VERY useful format, January 28, 2006

By	ShadyLady "avid reader & gardener" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Standard & Poor's 500 Guide (Standard and Poor's 500 Guide) (Paperback)

I love owning this book and I generally buy the new edition every year. My investment company offers the S&P reports on their website, but I like to own the book so I can easily browse it, mark it up, flag specific stocks with Post-It-Notes, and so on. I focus quite a big on Standard & Poor's proprietary "investability quotient percentile" [IQ]for my buy-and-hold stock decisions. (I also take a careful look at the ten-year dividend history.) You will also find five-star buy vs sell ratings, target price and when set, earnings/dividend rating, fair value, volatility, relative strength, key stock statistics, dividend data, and LOTS of other information. There is quite a bit of interesting and well-written prose about each company, too---it's not all charts and numbers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dunk shot, January 16, 2006

By	DJ - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Standard & Poor's 500 Guide (Standard and Poor's 500 Guide) (Paperback)

its S&P -- 'nuff said.

The CFA level analysis of the 500 most watched companies in the US is astute and pithy.

If you're looking for a comprehensive review of those stock's pros and cons, pick up this book.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reference, April 30, 2000

By	Tony Perkin (California, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standard and Poor's 500 Guide 2000 (Paperback)

An excellent reference for any investor, lists all of the s & p 500 with all necessary data for research. Truly a must have for the investor who wants to make money.