Download or read book Investiphobia written by Paul Puckett and published by Paul Puckett. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When markets fall dramatically, it is natural for investors to experience fear. But for some, the fear never goes away. They develop fear so powerful, they are unable to make sound decisions about their investments. Based on over twenty years in the financial services industry, Paul Puckett identifies the fears that lead to the paralyzing condition called investiphobia. Investiphobia is the abnormal, paralyzing, and irrational fear of anything relating to investing, investment professionals, and investment products. It is characterized by the inability to make sound investment decisions which results in poor investment performance.In simple language, Paul shows how fear makes you susceptible to bad decisions, bad products, and unscrupulous professionals. The book also provides extensive guidance in the selection of your financial provider. Investiphobia uses humor in covering a serious subject that is critical to the success of any investor. You can invest without fear!

Download or read book Invest in Fear written by Ramin Charles Nakisa and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares are a good long-term investment with one hitch: they crash. If you want to make money during market crashes then you can buy volatility, which spikes during these crashes. Volatility can now be traded in the form of exchange traded products that are linked to the value of VIX in the US or VSTOXX in Europe. This book describes volatility and how it is traded in five chapters with many colour illustrations: "What is volatility?," "A brief history of volatility" charting volatility drivers since 1950, "How to invest in volatility" which lists volatility ETFs and ETNs and how they behave, "Volatility Trading Strategies" which describes some rules of thumb that have worked in the past, and "The future" which gives the author's opinion on how volatility will evolve in the coming years. The aim of the book is to help you decide whether to include volatility in your portfolio alongside traditional stocks and bonds.

Download or read book Investiphobia written by Paul Puckett and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book "There are innumerable books available that purport to help investors do a better job with their portfolios; however, few come close to Investiphobia in delivering on that promise. Here you won't find page after page of mind numbing tables, graphs and unrealistic advice but rather page after page of interesting, realistic and common (and not so common) sense advice. This is not a book for your book shelf; it's a book for you to read and enjoy. Follow its solid advice and your financial future will be well rewarded." Harold R. Evensky, CFP(r), AIF(r) President, Evensky and Katz "The field of investing is cluttered with far too many 'howto' books. Thankfully, Mr. Puckett's book is that uncommon book written for the common person, i.e., anybody who is not in the investment business." Jim Flinchum, CFP, CIMA President, Bay Capita l Advisors "In this engaging book, Mr. Puckett reinforces behavioral finance theory with insight, practical experience, and compassion. This book could become a classic." Ralph Rieves former editorial director of Dow Jones-Irwin "Investiphobia is, for investors, like having subtitles with a foreign film -an AH HA moment to understand what's going on! Paul has set forth a TO DO plan so investors can sort out emotions, understand industry pitfalls and develop a strategy to align their wealth with their wishes. An individual can step into the Producer & Director role and get the show rolling. No excuses any longer - Ready, Set, Action!" Caroline S. Oliver CFA CFP(r) Description We grow up imagining how happy we will be when we finally have money. But many people discover they have very strong fears relating to their money. Some are more than just concerned. Their fears have reached phobic levels. In a capitalist economy, one would think we would be very comfortable and open about money - and our feelings about our investments. Yet many people are not at all comfortable discussing their investments. They have fears that have negatively impacted their investment decisions. To prevent these fears from affecting their portfolio, they must be open to recognizing what they are, and then effectively address them. When fear is ignored or denied, it can become a phobia that will not only destroy your investment portfolio, it will also affect your life. The book includes a quiz to help you determine if you have Investiphobia. Many of the people suffering from Investiphobia are unaware of their condition which may be caused by one or more of eighteen separate fears. You do not need to learn them all, just the fears you find applicable to you. Some of these fears, like the fear of loss, are very common. Others, like the fear of not keeping up with the Joneses, may be new to you. You will learn to identify the many individual fears that may cause investiphobia with examples of the ways they may manifest in your investment life. And you will find suggestions on the best ways to address each fear with guidance on keeping these fears from affecting you and your portfolio. Finding Your Financial Life Guide is the second half of Investiphobia. It provides a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide designed to give you the tools you need to find and choose the right advisor fo

Download or read book We Keep Us Safe written by Zach Norris and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking new vision for public safety that overturns more than 200 years of fear-based discrimination, othering, and punishment As the effects of aggressive policing and mass incarceration harm historically marginalized communities and tear families apart, how do we define safety? In a time when the most powerful institutions in the United States are embracing the repressive and racist systems that keep many communities struggling and in fear, we need to reimagine what safety means. Community leader and lawyer Zach Norris lays out a radical way to shift the conversation about public safety away from fear and punishment and toward growth and support systems for our families and communities. In order to truly be safe, we are going to have to dismantle our mentality of Us vs. Them. By bridging the divides and building relationships with one another, we can dedicate ourselves to strategic, smart investments—meaning resources directed toward our stability and well-being, like healthcare and housing, education and living-wage jobs. This is where real safety begins. In this book Zach Norris provides a blueprint of how to hold people accountable while still holding them in community. The result reinstates full humanity and agency for everyone who has been dehumanized and traumatized, so they can participate fully in life, in society, and in the fabric of our democracy.

Download or read book The Anxious Investor written by Scott Nations and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revelatory new guide to becoming a smarter investor, drawing upon behavioral psychology, economic modeling, and market history to offer practical advice for reaching your financial goals "With the equity and fixed-income markets off to a rough start in 2022, investors might do well to review the lessons shared in Mr. Nations’s book." —Wall Street Journal The human brain is ill-suited to making wise investment decisions. We are overconfident in our own knowledge and hunches, terrible at assessing risk, and prone to chasing financial thrills rather than measured long-term goals. Making matters worse, periods of severe market turbulence—whether the dotcom bubble of the late 90’s, the Great Recession a decade later, or the brief, vertiginous COVID crash of 2020—bring out our most irrational selves, at the exact moment when the consequences for investment mistakes are most severe. Scott Nations has spent his career studying market volatility. His firm, Nations Indexes, is the world’s leading independent developer of volatility and option-enhanced indexes. In The Anxious Investor, he teaches readers how to understand markets, master their own fear, and make the most of their money. Drawing upon cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology, Nations shows that the secrets to excellent investing lie in mastering the quirks of human psychology. How are some investors able to make prudent decisions under pressure, while others rely on gut instinct to disastrous effect? How can we prepare for a market crash before it happens? And what can help us stay the course when the waters get choppy? Using the stories of three infamous market bubbles as his backdrop, Nations offers readers history’s hard-earned lessons about greed, volatility, and value. Whether you’re saving for retirement, a home, or a child’s college education, The Anxious Investor offers a blueprint for achieving your goals. While we can never know exactly which financial surprises may loom ahead, here is an indispensable resource for investors to make sense of them.

Download or read book The Fear Index written by Robert Harris and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the nexus of high finance and sophisticated computer programming, a terrifying future may be unfolding even now. Dr. Alex Hoffmann’s name is carefully guarded from the general public, but within the secretive inner circles of the ultrarich he is a legend. He has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions. But one morning before dawn, a sinister intruder breaches the elaborate security of his lakeside mansion, and so begins a waking nightmare of paranoia and violence as Hoffmann attempts, with increasing desperation, to discover who is trying to destroy him. Fiendishly smart and suspenseful, The Fear Index gives us a searing glimpse into an all-too-recognizable world of greed and panic. It is a novel that forces us to confront the question of what it means to be human—and it is Robert Harris’s most spellbinding and audacious novel to date.

Download or read book MarketPsych written by Richard L. Peterson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investor's guide to understanding the most elusive (yet most important) aspect of successful investing - yourself. Why is it that the investing performance of so many smart people reliably and predictably falls short? The answer is not that they know too little about the markets. In fact, they know too little about themselves. Combining the latest findings from the academic fields of behavioral finance and experimental psychology with the down-and-dirty real-world wisdom of successful investors, Drs. Richard Peterson and Frank Murtha guide both new and experienced investors through the psychological learning process necessary to achieve their financial goals. In an easy and entertaining style that masks the book’s scientific rigor, the authors make complex scientific insights readily understandable and actionable, shattering a number of investing myths along the way. You will gain understanding of your true investing motivations, learn to avoid the unseen forces that subvert your performance, and build your investor identity - the foundation for long-lasting investing success. Replete with humorous games, insightful self-assessments, entertaining exercises, and concrete planning tools, this book goes beyond mere education. MarketPsych: How to Manage Fear and Build Your Investor Identity functions as a psychological outfitter for your unique investing journey, providing the tools, training and equipment to help you navigate the right paths, stay on them, and see your journey through to success.

Download or read book Invested written by Danielle Town and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this essential handbook—a blend of Rich Dad, Poor Dad and The Happiness Project—the co-host of the wildly popular InvestED podcast shares her yearlong journey learning to invest, as taught to her by her father, investor and bestselling author Phil Town. Growing up, the words finance, savings, and portfolio made Danielle Town’s eyes glaze over, and the thought of stocks and financial statements shut down her brain. The daughter of a successful investor and bestselling financial author of Rule #1, Phil Town, she spent most of her adult life avoiding investing—until she realized that her time-consuming career as lawyer was making her feel anything but in control of her life or her money. Determined to regain her freedom, vote for her values with her money, and deal with her fear of the unpredictable stock market, she turned to her father, Phil, to help her take charge of her life and her future through Warren Buffett-style value investing. Over the course of a year, Danielle went from avoiding everything to do with the financial industrial complex to knowing exactly how and when to invest in wonderful companies. In Invested, Danielle shows you how to do the same: how to take command of your own life and finances by choosing companies with missions that match your values, using the same gold standard strategies that have catapulted Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger to the top of the Forbes 400. Avoiding complex math and obsolete financial models, she turns her father’s investing knowledge into twelve easy-to understand lessons. In each chapter, Danielle examines the investment strategies she mastered as her increasing know-how deepens the trust between her and her father. Throughout, she streamlines the process of making wise financial decisions and shows you just how easy—and profitable—investing can be. Capturing a warm, charming, and down-to-earth give and take between a headstrong daughter and her mostly patient dad, Invested makes the complex world of investing simple, straightforward, and approachable, and will help you formulate your own investment plan—and foster the confidence to put it into action.

Download or read book Leverage Fear and Achieve Success written by Shanna McFarlane and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-22 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Powerful—A must-read for everyone paralyzed by fear, Shanna shows you exactly how to use it to your advantage in your personal and professional life!” Karen Hinds, Marketer and CEO of Solutionsmixed Everyone struggles with fear, but not everyone understands that it can actually be a good thing. When you use your fear the right way, it can help you achieve success. Shanna McFarlane, who went from being homeless at age sixteen to creating a real estate empire worth millions of dollars in less than eighteen months, helps you walk away knowing how to • identify the two major types of fear; • use fear to empower yourself; • develop the mindset you need to succeed; • evaluate input from others. McFarlane draws on her own experiences to offer you powerful and practical steps to accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible. In each chapter, she includes practical calls to action and strategies you can apply to overcome your fears and take action. Stop letting your fear control you, and start using it to your advantage. Identify your purpose, build wealth, and achieve goals you never thought possible as you Leverage Fear and Achieve Success.

Download or read book Fear Greed written by Pauline Yong and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Little Book That Makes You Rich written by Louis Navellier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profit from a powerful, proven investment strategy The Little Book That Makes You Rich is the latest book in the popular "Little Book, Big Profits" series. Written by Louis Navellier -- one of the most well-respected and successful growth investors of our day -- this book offers a fundamental understanding of how to get rich using the best in growth investing strategies. Navellier has made a living by picking top, actively traded stocks and capturing unparalleled profits from them in the process. Now, with The Little Book That Makes You Rich, he shows you how to find stocks that are poised for rapid price increases, regardless of overall stock market direction. Navellier also offers the statistical and quantitative measures needed to measure risk and reward along the path to profitable growth stock investing. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, The Little Book That Makes You Rich gives individual investors specific tools for selecting stocks based on the factors that years of research have proven to lead to growth stock profits. These factors include analysts' moves, profit margins expansion, and rapid sales growth. In addition to offering you tips for not paying too much for growth, the author also addresses essential issues that every growth investor must be aware of, including which signs will tell you when it's time to get rid of a stock and how to monitor a portfolio in order to maintain its overall quality. Accessible and engaging, The Little Book That Makes You Rich outlines an effective approach to building true wealth in today's markets. Louis Navellier (Reno, NV) has one of the most exceptional long-term track records of any financial newsletter editor in America. As a financial analyst and editor of investment newsletters since 1980, Navellier's recommendations (published in Emerging Growth) have gained over 4,806 percent in the last 22 years, as confirmed by a leading independent newsletter rating service, The Hulbert Financial Digest. Emerging Growth is one of Navellier's four services, which also includes his Blue Chip Growth service for large-cap stock investors, his Quantum Growth service for active traders seeking shorter-term gains, and his Global Growth service for active traders focused on high growth global stocks.

Download or read book Fear Greed and the End of the Rainbow written by Andrew Sarlos and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fifteen years the bull has wrestled the bear into submission. But I am convinced that the bear's time will come. This century began with a bear market, which started in December of 1899 and hit bottom in June 1900, and it could very well end with one too. -- Andrew SarlosNorth Americans are frenetic about stocks, convinced the markets have nowhere to go but up. Each month, more and more novice investors pull their money out of stagnant bank accounts and low-interest GICs and plough them into mutual funds and similar investments. No one wants to be left out in the cold.As we approach the end of the twentieth century, the stock markets are enjoying an unprecedented period of growth and prosperity. Since the start of this most recent bull market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has recorded an extraordinary 800 per cent gain. In just two short years, it has smashed through the 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 barriers. But the market is increasingly volatile, swinging up and down from week to week.In Fear, Greed and the End of the Rainbow, Andrew Sarlos sounds a prescient alarm. History tells us, he says, that the market is based on a cycle of upswings and downswings, and that now the market is about to turn once again. By examining statistical data such as history and market trends, Sarlos makes a convincing argument for a coming market correction of immense proportions. He predicts this inevitable bear market will last into the next millennium.Those lucky enough to heed Sarlos's warnings, however, will be able to avoid what could be the biggest mistake of their investment careers. By protecting your money and preparing for the future, Sarlos shows you how not only tosurvive, but to prosper through the next stock market crash.Fear, Greed and the End of the Rainbow is arguably one of the best financial books of the late 20th century.... -- Quill & Quire...a provocative, immensely readable book. It's an essential for every investor. -- Quill &QuireSarlos' book is level-headed and thoroughly researched. -- Maclean's magazine

Download or read book Now Is the Time to Invest written by Joyce West-Nunley and published by . This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out how to begin investing in this 2011 economic crisis! Do you think this is not a viable market? Think again! Don't be discouraged by politically driven speculators. The insight they provide is one key factor that drives the market on any given day (how fair is that?). New investors and those seeking change will benefit from the guidance and basic concepts presented in this book. If more people start to invest think of the change it would cause in Wall Street. Wall Street would be driven by Main Street! Not the other way around. Remember change is about persistence, patience and consistency. Now is the time to invest! Use these ten guides to help you develop your strategy and while increasing your knowledge base.

Download or read book What Investors Really Want Know What Drives Investor Behavior and Make Smarter Financial Decisions written by Meir Statman and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneer in the field of behavioral finance presents an investment guide based on what really drives investors Perfectly timed to give readers a real edge for investing in post-crash markets Author is a leading authority on the theory and application of behavioral finance and a fixture in The Wall Street Journal and other leading media outlets Poised to become the definitive text on how investors and managers make financial decisions—and how these decisions are reflected in financial markets

Download or read book Beyond Greed and Fear written by Hersh Shefrin and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Safe Haven written by Mark Spitznagel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a safe haven? What role should they play in an investment portfolio? Do we use them only to seek shelter until the passing of financial storms? Or are they something more? Contrary to everything we know from modern financial theory, can higher returns actually come as a result of lowering risk? In Safe Haven, hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel—one of the top practitioners of safe haven investing and portfolio risk mitigation in the world—answers these questions and more. Investors who heed the message in this book will never look at risk mitigation the same way again.

Download or read book Stock Market Investing Strategies written by Dave Graham Warren and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple and quick guide that will allow your customers to make the right decisions to invest without fear.