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The Jubak Picks: 50 Stocks That Will Rebuild Your Wealth & Safeguard Your Future
 
 
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The Jubak Picks: 50 Stocks That Will Rebuild Your Wealth & Safeguard Your Future (Hardcover)

~ Jim Jubak (Author)
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The Investing Strategy for All Seasons

The Jubak Picks enables you to play great offense and great defense: to make money in the stock market in good times, to protect yourself during downturns, and to reap the biggest profits when the good times return.
In good times, Jubak’s strategy beats the market, delivering an amazing return of 360 percent over an eleven-year period. Compare that to the S&P 500 Stock Index return of 68 percent and we are talking about real money in your pocket.

But times aren’t always good and no investor can make money all the time. When stocks plunge during a grinding bear market, you need a strategy for playing great defense that preserves capital, so you can pounce when good buying opportunities present themselves. And best of all, Jubak’s strategy tells what ten trends and fifty stocks will make you the most money when the market rebounds.

Jim Jubak’s top-down stock-picking method is based on being in the right asset at the right time, ensuring that your portfolio is composed of stocks with the wind at their back and that are trending upward. He shows how to find the best stocks by first understanding ten macro trends changing the world, including:

• The economies—Brazil, Russia, Vietnam, India, China, and the “rest of the gang”—driving global demand
• The return of inflation—and the end of the thirty-year era of low prices
• The rising tide of retirement money in an older and wealthier world—and the crucial need for companies that can properly manage it
• The commodities crunch in a world ever more hungry for natural resources
• The end of cheap oil
• Food as the “new oil”
• The decline in global financial stability and the increasing value of safe investing havens
• The world finally getting serious about the environment and global warming

Why heed Jim Jubak and his method?

• Start with the record: Returns that have beaten all major indices by a significant factor for more than a decade...and in bad times, such as the bear market of 2007-2008, losses that are just one-third those of the major indices.
• Factor in transparency: Unlike those who tell you the hot stocks for today but conveniently forget them tomorrow, the decade-long record—triumphs, warts, and lessons—is on MSNmoney.com (“Jubak’s Journal”).
• Add in continual updates: Jubak will provide continual updates on MSNmoney.com of his fifty picks, providing a real-time assessment of stocks that are keepers and those that should be sold.

About the Author

JIM JUBAK has been senior markets editor for MSN Money for the past decade and is the Internet’s most widely read investing columnist, as verified by Nielsen. His online column, “Jubak’s Journal” (home of the Jubak’s Picks portfolio), draws more than one million unique users each month. Prior to MSN, Jubak was senior financial editor for Worth magazine.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Business (December 30, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307407810
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307407818
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,456 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent candidate list for beginners, January 1, 2009
Being an avid reader of Jubak's column in MSN's moneycentral, most of his theses and discussions on macro trends (the usual suspects - BRIC, commodities/food, infrastructure, aging population and money management) seemed a little tired, and that perhaps was why the book didnt meet my expectations. While Jukak's exposition of the key macro trends are systematic and well-made, most readers familiar with his column and financial press in general, may be hard pressed to find any new dramatic insights from this discussion.

The book starts off with his opinions (and rationale) on fundamental and technical investing ("both are wrong"), identifying common themes and stocks that move according to that theme, and an overview of his method of stock selection. He then organizes his thoughts in this book based on a list of macro themes, evidence and arguments to support these themes and 'risks' associated with that trend. For each trend, he identifies key stocks that are his picks to play that sector. In addition, each chapter also lists additional stocks that he considers to be worthy additions if one were to overweight that theme/sector in one's portfolio, including mutual funds/ETFs that could mimic his opinion expresses in a particular chapter.

The book then concludes with a comprehensive list of his picks and short blurbs on that stock, including which chapter that stock or associated theme was mentioned. For the more experienced reader who may choose to buy this book, this particular section is perhaps more useful - quick scan of the list and then explore in detail when needed. If you are more familiar with the investment media, you may find the under-representation of healthcare stocks a bit unusual when most authors touting the aging population focus on medical device companies like Stryker, Medtronic, etc. while Jubak focuses on money management. A relative novice investor may benefit tremendously from the discussion on the trends and specific stocks for that trend. If you are not familiar with Jubak and his thought process, you may want to check out Moneycentral's website to view his portfolios (he has 4 different ones; he will be monitoring the 50 stocks mentioned in this book as well) before you invest in this book.

In short,good investment for a relatively new investor; if you are already tuned in to the financial press, monitoring his columns and portfolio on Moneycentral is a better pick.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent attempt to explain this chaos, January 21, 2009
This well organized, informative attempt to show major trends in the world should help you with some guidance in the investment world. The world can turn abruptly. In 2008, the world turned from strong inflation to deflation. Most of this book is still in the inflation mode. So, his short term picks were toasted by the downturn. His facts in this book are quite excellent. His investment points are true. His stock picks make sense. Overall, I enjoy and agree with his thoughts. I find this book one of the best on the topic. Many of his thoughts are from his online articles which are well done. The real world cannot be described in a simple book. This book will be placed in my investment library. The trends and stocks that he has discussed will help me in the future.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best value in the market., January 5, 2009
I have read hundreds of investment books over the years and this one ranks as one of the best. It is a masterpiece as far as investment books go. The book identifies many of the same trends that Jim Rogers also discusses, but the analysis is extremely detailed.

I disagree with those that think this book is only for beginners and only identifies the same old trends. The book is designed to teach a man to fish rather than just sell him some fish. It works through the author's thoughts of how he identified the trends he sees and how he monitors those trends for increases or decreases in momentum. In essence he shows investors how to make money when today's trends are long gone because he tells you how he identifies and monitors them.

Very few authors with books that look at long-term trends have any track record to speak of. Jim Rogers is probably the most notable exception. Those reading the book to make a quick buck or trade might as well save their money and read the Author's online journal for free, but if you want to develop your skills at identifying and monitoring trends this book is for you.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Investment strategy for difficult times
As usual, Jubak has produced a cogent picture of the macro investment environment, with lots of good ideas for further research. Read more
Published 6 months ago by S. Fox

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - even if you read the column every week
An excellent book for any independent investor (not just beginners) who like to manage their money on their own. I love Jim's writing because the common man can understand it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Daniel S. Lah

4.0 out of 5 stars Jim Yubac's Picks
While the publisher promotes the book for its stock picks, the greater merit lies in Yubak's thoughtful analysis of world-wide economic trends looking ten years out. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Bill

4.0 out of 5 stars Jubak Picks is worth reading.
This book is worth reading. He definitely doesn't go over your head. He has a quite a few recommendations for stock.
Published 13 months ago by Wesley J. Stone

5.0 out of 5 stars As promised, an online portfolio and updates for the 50 stocks
This is an author's note. At the end of The Jubak Picks I promised an online portfolio tracking the performance of the 50 stocks profiled in the book and online updates for these... Read more
Published 13 months ago by James Jubak

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical advice for the long term investor
In the midst of rampant fear and speculation in the stock market, this book takes a rational, long term view striped of the emotional day trading mentality. Read more
Published 13 months ago by W. Mitchell

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