'THE WALL STREET JOURNAL' COMPLETE MONEY & INVESTING GUIDE
By Kansas, Dave
Tuesday, November 1 2005
Tuesday, November 1 2005
Published on AllBusiness.com
The editor of the Money & Investing section of the Wall Street Journal offers the keys to successful investing.
Most people have heard of the New York Stock Exchange, but the inner workings of the stock market are often a mystery. In a slim 200 pages, Kansas provides all you need to know about money and investing. He covers stocks and bonds, mutual funds, retirement investing, real estate investing and more, tying it up at the end with simple yet insightful conclusions. He also discusses the relationship between personal investment and general economic areas of interest?the business cycle, unemployment rates, gross domestic product, federal reserve, etc.?all with a layperson's voice that will appeal to even the most numbers-averse. Augmented with charts and graphs (we are talking investing here, after all), as well as an extensive glossary, Kansas' guide will help anyone navigate the often-confusing terrain of money and investing.
Rule number one: Invest $14.95 in this book.
Most people have heard of the New York Stock Exchange, but the inner workings of the stock market are often a mystery. In a slim 200 pages, Kansas provides all you need to know about money and investing. He covers stocks and bonds, mutual funds, retirement investing, real estate investing and more, tying it up at the end with simple yet insightful conclusions. He also discusses the relationship between personal investment and general economic areas of interest?the business cycle, unemployment rates, gross domestic product, federal reserve, etc.?all with a layperson's voice that will appeal to even the most numbers-averse. Augmented with charts and graphs (we are talking investing here, after all), as well as an extensive glossary, Kansas' guide will help anyone navigate the often-confusing terrain of money and investing.
Rule number one: Invest $14.95 in this book.