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Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers written by Mergent Inc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers 2002

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers 2002 written by Mergent, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers written by Mergent Inc. Staff and published by . This book was released on 2004-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Summer 2004

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Summer 2004 written by Mergent Inc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive Guide To Companies That Have Increased Their Cash Dividends To find the most consistent dividend-paying stocks, professional investment managers, analysts, and knowledgeable individual investors use Mergent s Dividend Achievers(tm) — the definitive guide for sound investments. Published four times a year, Mergent's Dividend Achievers features the latest data on a unique universe of companies with a history of regularly rewarding shareholders. Mergent has been highlighting companies with outstanding dividend records since 1979 and boasts a century of experience in quality financial information publishing. Each quarterly handbook features updated profiles on approximately 300 Dividend Achiever companies, revised with the latest available quarterly earnings results, dividend announcements, and stock prices. "Mergent s Dividend Achievers is one of my favorite bedside thrillers. Here's a simple way to succeed in Wall Street: Buy the stocks on [Mergent s] list and stick with them as long as they stay on the list" —Peter Lynch Outperform the S&P 500(r) Mergent s Dividend Achievers, profiles approximately 300 U.S. companies that have increased their regular cash dividends annually for the past ten or more consecutive years. These are truly remarkable companies. The average total return of these Dividend Achiever companies has outperformed the S&P 500 for the last 10 years. "Where should investors start looking for high-quality dividend paying companies? Research from Mergent has an exclusive list of companies that have increased their dividends every year for the past 10 years." —Steve Liesman, CNBC, senior economics reporters on Squakbox Build a Winning Portfolio From our Dividend Achievers, you can put together an extraordinary, diversified portfolio. They include large capitalization, mid-cap, and small-cap companies. The companies represent more than 50 different industries, from consumer goods to real estate to utilities. For each Dividend Achiever Company, our handbook provides a full-page profile with in-depth investment criteria, including a stock performance chart, dividend record, business description, seven years of financial results and ratios, analysis of recent developments and more. With just a glance, you can see how the company has done in the past and decide whether you want to investigate further. Plus, there are special features, such as a dividend reinvestment plan indicator on each page, Dividend Achiever arrivals and departures, Dividend Achiever name changes, Dividend Achiever mergers and acquisitions, as well as web site and investor contact information on each page. "[Mergent s Dividend Achievers] is the valuable source for high-quality stocks that pay great dividends" — Len Kuker, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley Unique Rankings Companies are classified by industry. This edition includes numerous valuable rankings, such as 10-year average annual dividend growth rate, one, three, and five year total returns, top 20 return on equity and return on assets along with top 20 rankings by revenue, net income, total assets, long-term and short-term price scores, highest and lowest P/E ratios and more! A Great Investment Has Become Even Better And now, with new tax law changes slashing dividend taxes, investing in Dividend Achiever companies has never been better! Our Dividend Achievers will provide low-taxed income today and perhaps low-taxed capital gains tomorrow. Historically, dividend income has been taxed at your highest rate. Under the prior tax law, as much as 38.6% of dividend income could go to the IRS. The 2003 tax act changed the rules. Now, corporate dividends paid to individuals generally are taxed at ultra-low tax rates. Most investors will pay only 15% tax on dividend income. Investors in the lowest federal tax brackets will pay only 5% tax on dividends. This rate may apply to retirees whose income drops after they stop working. In 2008, those low-bracket taxpayers will owe no federal income tax on dividends they receive. What's more, if you need to sell your dividend-paying stocks, any long-term gains will qualify for those same bargain tax rates: 15%, 5%, or even 0% in 2008. How Does a Company Become a Dividend Achiever? Many thousands of companies pay dividends to shareholders. Fewer than 300 U.S. companies qualified as Dividend Achievers in 2003. In fact, only 2.5% of all the publicly-traded, dividend-paying U.S. companies qualify as Dividend Achievers! To make our final cut, only high-quality companies that have increased their regular dividends for 10 years in a row are chosen from an exclusive list. That s right...during the boom times of the late 1990s and the struggles of the early 21st century, our Dividend Achievers have steadily taken in more cash and paid higher dividends to investors. In fact, most of our Dividend Achievers have more than 20 years of higher dividends. Truly, the companies on our list have proven to be the top tier of U.S. industry. Order Your Copy Today For this edition of Mergent s Dividend Achievers, our analysts have updated the profiles on approximately 300 Dividend Achievers, which includes high-yielding companies that can produce higher returns, after tax, than municipal bonds. "I have been using and writing about Dividend Achievers handbook for more than 11 years, and I believe that it is one of the few true bargains in the arena of independent investment research." —Laureen Rudd, syndicated columnist, writing in the Sarasota Tribune A Century of Providing Trusted Information For over a century, Mergent has been the preferred source for global business and financial information. Providing comprehensive data to savvy investors — both novice and professional — Mergent offers the easy way to pick specific stocks that excel at paying dividends and piling up profits.

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Fall 2004

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Fall 2004 written by John Wiley & Sons Inc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive Guide To Companies That Have Increased Their Cash Dividends To find the most consistent dividend-paying stocks, professional investment managers, analysts, and knowledgeable individual investors use Mergent s Dividend Achievers(tm) — the definitive guide for sound investments. Published four times a year, Mergent's Dividend Achievers features the latest data on a unique universe of companies with a history of regularly rewarding shareholders. Mergent has been highlighting companies with outstanding dividend records since 1979 and boasts a century of experience in quality financial information publishing. Each quarterly handbook features updated profiles on approximately 300 Dividend Achiever companies, revised with the latest available quarterly earnings results, dividend announcements, and stock prices. "Mergent s Dividend Achievers is one of my favorite bedside thrillers. Here's a simple way to succeed in Wall Street: Buy the stocks on [Mergent s] list and stick with them as long as they stay on the list" —Peter Lynch Outperform the S&P 500(r) Mergent s Dividend Achievers, profiles approximately 300 U.S. companies that have increased their regular cash dividends annually for the past ten or more consecutive years. These are truly remarkable companies. The average total return of these Dividend Achiever companies has outperformed the S&P 500 for the last 10 years. "Where should investors start looking for high-quality dividend paying companies? Research from Mergent has an exclusive list of companies that have increased their dividends every year for the past 10 years." —Steve Liesman, CNBC, senior economics reporters on Squakbox Build a Winning Portfolio From our Dividend Achievers, you can put together an extraordinary, diversified portfolio. They include large capitalization, mid-cap, and small-cap companies. The companies represent more than 50 different industries, from consumer goods to real estate to utilities. For each Dividend Achiever Company, our handbook provides a full-page profile with in-depth investment criteria, including a stock performance chart, dividend record, business description, seven years of financial results and ratios, analysis of recent developments and more. With just a glance, you can see how the company has done in the past and decide whether you want to investigate further. Plus, there are special features, such as a dividend reinvestment plan indicator on each page, Dividend Achiever arrivals and departures, Dividend Achiever name changes, Dividend Achiever mergers and acquisitions, as well as web site and investor contact information on each page. "[Mergent s Dividend Achievers] is the valuable source for high-quality stocks that pay great dividends" — Len Kuker, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley Unique Rankings Companies are classified by industry. This edition includes numerous valuable rankings, such as 10-year average annual dividend growth rate, one, three, and five year total returns, top 20 return on equity and return on assets along with top 20 rankings by revenue, net income, total assets, long-term and short-term price scores, highest and lowest P/E ratios and more! A Great Investment Has Become Even Better And now, with new tax law changes slashing dividend taxes, investing in Dividend Achiever companies has never been better! Our Dividend Achievers will provide low-taxed income today and perhaps low-taxed capital gains tomorrow. Historically, dividend income has been taxed at your highest rate. Under the prior tax law, as much as 38.6% of dividend income could go to the IRS. The 2003 tax act changed the rules. Now, corporate dividends paid to individuals generally are taxed at ultra-low tax rates. Most investors will pay only 15% tax on dividend income. Investors in the lowest federal tax brackets will pay only 5% tax on dividends. This rate may apply to retirees whose income drops after they stop working. In 2008, those low-bracket taxpayers will owe no federal income tax on dividends they receive. What's more, if you need to sell your dividend-paying stocks, any long-term gains will qualify for those same bargain tax rates: 15%, 5%, or even 0% in 2008. How Does a Company Become a Dividend Achiever? Many thousands of companies pay dividends to shareholders. Fewer than 300 U.S. companies qualified as Dividend Achievers in 2003. In fact, only 2.5% of all the publicly-traded, dividend-paying U.S. companies qualify as Dividend Achievers! To make our final cut, only high-quality companies that have increased their regular dividends for 10 years in a row are chosen from an exclusive list. That s right...during the boom times of the late 1990s and the struggles of the early 21st century, our Dividend Achievers have steadily taken in more cash and paid higher dividends to investors. In fact, most of our Dividend Achievers have more than 20 years of higher dividends. Truly, the companies on our list have proven to be the top tier of U.S. industry. Order Your Copy Today For this edition of Mergent s Dividend Achievers, our analysts have updated the profiles on approximately 300 Dividend Achievers, which includes high-yielding companies that can produce higher returns, after tax, than municipal bonds. "I have been using and writing about Dividend Achievers handbook for more than 11 years, and I believe that it is one of the few true bargains in the arena of independent investment research." —Laureen Rudd, syndicated columnist, writing in the Sarasota Tribune A Century of Providing Trusted Information For over a century, Mergent has been the preferred source for global business and financial information. Providing comprehensive data to savvy investors — both novice and professional — Mergent offers the easy way to pick specific stocks that excel at paying dividends and piling up profits.

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers written by Mergent Inc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference profiles 300 U.S. companies that have increased their regular cash dividends annually for the past ten or more consecutive years. Since 1979, Mergent has tracked companies that have consistently rewarded their shareholders through outstanding records of dividend increases.

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Winter 2005

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Winter 2005 written by John Wiley & Sons Inc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive Guide To Companies That Have Increased Their Cash Dividends To find the most consistent dividend-paying stocks, professional investment managers, analysts, and knowledgeable individual investors use Mergent''s Dividend Achievers(tm) _ the definitive guide for sound investments. Published four times a year, Mergent''s Dividend Achievers features the latest data on a unique universe of companies with a history of regularly rewarding shareholders. Mergent has been highlighting companies with outstanding dividend records since 1979 and boasts a century of experience in quality financial information publishing. Each quarterly handbook features updated profiles on approximately 300 Dividend Achiever companies, revised with the latest available quarterly earnings results, dividend announcements, and stock prices. "Mergent''s Dividend Achievers is one of my favorite bedside thrillers. Here''s a simple way to succeed in Wall Street: Buy the stocks on [Mergent''s] list and stick with them as long as they stay on the list" _Peter Lynch Outperform the S&P 500(r) Mergent''s Dividend Achievers, profiles approximately 300 U.S. companies that have increased their regular cash dividends annually for the past ten or more consecutive years. These are truly remarkable companies. The average total return of these Dividend Achiever companies has outperformed the S&P 500 for the last 10 years. "Where should investors start looking for high-quality dividend paying companies? Research from Mergent has an exclusive list of companies that have increased their dividends every year for the past 10 years." _Steve Liesman, CNBC, senior economics reporters on Squakbox Build a Winning Portfolio From our Dividend Achievers, you can put together an extraordinary, diversified portfolio. They include large capitalization, mid-cap, and small-cap companies. The companies represent more than 50 different industries, from consumer goods to real estate to utilities. For each Dividend Achiever Company, our handbook provides a full-page profile with in-depth investment criteria, including a stock performance chart, dividend record, business description, seven years of financial results and ratios, analysis of recent developments and more. With just a glance, you can see how the company has done in the past and decide whether you want to investigate further. Plus, there are special features, such as a dividend reinvestment plan indicator on each page, Dividend Achiever arrivals and departures, Dividend Achiever name changes, Dividend Achiever mergers and acquisitions, as well as web site and investor contact information on each page. "[Mergent''s Dividend Achievers] is the valuable source for high-quality stocks that pay great dividends" _ Len Kuker, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley Unique Rankings Companies are classified by industry. This edition includes numerous valuable rankings, such as 10-year average annual dividend growth rate, one, three, and five year total returns, top 20 return on equity and return on assets along with top 20 rankings by revenue, net income, total assets, long-term and short-term price scores, highest and lowest P/E ratios and more! A Great Investment Has Become Even Better And now, with new tax law changes slashing dividend taxes, investing in Dividend Achiever companies has never been better! Our Dividend Achievers will provide low-taxed income today and perhaps low-taxed capital gains tomorrow. Historically, dividend income has been taxed at your highest rate. Under the prior tax law, as much as 38.6% of dividend income could go to the IRS. The 2003 tax act changed the rules. Now, corporate dividends paid to individuals generally are taxed at ultra-low tax rates. Most investors will pay only 15% tax on dividend income. Investors in the lowest federal tax brackets will pay only 5% tax on dividends. This rate may apply to retirees whose income drops after they stop working. In 2008, those low-bracket taxpayers will owe no federal i

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Fall 2007

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers Fall 2007 written by Mergent Inc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference profiles 300 U.S. companies that have increased their regular cash dividends annually for the past ten or more consecutive years. Since 1979, Mergent has tracked companies that have consistently rewarded their shareholders through outstanding records of dividend increases.

Book Beating the S P with Dividends

Download or read book Beating the S P with Dividends written by Mergent, Inc. and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2005-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beating the S&P with Dividends Soaring stock prices, dot.com millionaires, and day traders are things of the past. The time has come for a safer and smarter way to build wealth. No matter what your investment objectives or risk outlook, Beating the S&P with Dividends can show you how to accomplish this. Dividend-yielding stocks have made their long-awaited comeback, and in today's financial environment, they should be a part of your investment portfolio. But to make the most of dividend-yielding stocks, you need the detailed information that only Mergent--the preferred source for global business and financial information--can provide. In Beating the S&P with Dividends, Peter O'Shea and Jonathan Worrall reveal the strategies and techniques that Mergent professionals use to continually uncover these high-return/low-risk stocks, and explain how you can implement them in virtually any portfolio. Beating the S&P with Dividends will show you how to: * Select the best dividend-yielding stocks available * Assemble a portfolio of top-performing dividend-yielding stocks * Reap the rewards of REIT dividends * Allocate your portfolio for the greatest tax efficiency * Maximize your returns through direct investment Dividends really do matter--now more than ever. Pick up Beating the S&P with Dividends and find out how investing in "dividend achievers," either directly or through a fund, can work for you.

Book J K  Lasser s Your Income Tax 2005

Download or read book J K Lasser s Your Income Tax 2005 written by J.K. Lasser Institute and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-03-04 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s number one bestselling tax guide offers the best balance of thoroughness, organization, and usability For more than half a century, over 38 million Americans have turned to J.K. Lasser for easy-to-follow, expert advice and guidance on planning and filing their taxes. Written by a team of tax specialists, J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax 2005 includes all the outstanding features that have made this book the nation’s all-time top-selling tax guide. Your Income Tax 2005 is the book of choice for serious taxpayers who want to pay less on their taxes. Special features include: Usable tax forms Over 2,500 easy-to-use tax planning tips and strategies Easy-to-understand coverage of the year’s tax law changes Filing tips and instructions to help you prepare your 2004 return Quick reference section that highlights what’s new for 2004 Quick topic index to help pinpoint the biggest money-saving deductions Advice for customers whose use software or CPAs to file their taxes Plus as a new added benefit, J.K. Lasser’s YIT 2005 customers gain unlimited free access to numerous new online value-added bonuses at jklasser.com, including: Latest breaking tax news and law changes that could affect the amount of money you can save Answers to all of your tax questions in "Ask J.K. Lasser" Publication 17–the official IRS document that provides directions for personal tax filing for individuals–available in its entirety The latest tax forms from the IRS, which are instantly updated the moment an IRS change becomes official Interactive forms that can be filled out via computer, printed, and mailed in, saving you time and ink Links to online forms for filing your state taxes J.K. Lasser Institute has been the premier publisher of consumer tax guides since 1939, when Jacob Kay Lasser first published Your Income Tax. Since then, the guide has been published continuously for over 60 years and read by over 38,000,000 people. J.K. Lasser Institute spokespeople are regularly sought after as media tax experts. They regularly appear on such networks as CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg and are featured in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Self Magazine, Houston Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, and many more.

Book Mergent s Dividend Achievers

Download or read book Mergent s Dividend Achievers written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis

Download or read book Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis written by Michael C. Thomsett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've picked up this book, you probably recognize the value of fundamental analysis, but aren't sure you can master it. With Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis as your guide, you'll quickly become familiar with the key concepts and learn how to put them into action in the real world. You'll gain important insights that can help you manage risk and make more informed investment decisions and learn from relevant illustrations, examples, and definitions. Written in a non-technical format that's easy to follow, Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis provides valuable coverage of: the audited statement. finding financial information online. the process of confirmation. balance sheet and income statement ratios. the P/E ratio and how to use it. how the combination of fundamental analysis with technical methods creates a powerful strategy. More than an introduction to fundamental analysis, this book will help you use analytical tools in identifying risk levels, making valid and reliable comparisons, and picking stocks for your portfolio so you develop a successful and profitable investment program.

Book Mergent Dividend Record

Download or read book Mergent Dividend Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Get Rich with Dividends

Download or read book Get Rich with Dividends written by Marc Lichtenfeld and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to dividend investing that shows how to obtain double-digit returns with ease. Dividends are responsible for 44% of the S&P 500′s returns over the last 80 years. Today they present an excellent opportunity, especially with investors who have been burned in the dot com and housing meltdowns, desperate for sensible and less risky ways to make their money grow. Designed to show investors how they can achieve double-digit average annualized returns over the long-term, Get Rich with Dividends: A Proven System for Earning Double-Digit Returns is the book you’ll need to get started making money in any market. The beauty of dividend investing is that it’s extremely easy to understand and takes up almost none of the investor’s time. The investor doesn’t have to constantly watch over their investments, and can and focus on other things, secure in the knowledge that the system is working and they are accumulating wealth or generating the income they need on a quarterly or even monthly basis. Using the author’s proprietary 10-11-12 System, investors can achieve average annual returns of 12% or more, if they know which stocks to invest in and how to do so – even with below average growth in the share price. Dividend investments are easy to set up and require little to no maintenance, and this book shows you how to do it. A method so easy to use, you’ll want to teach your children how to do it early, setting them up for financial independence and avoiding the problems that plagued many investors over the past decade Full of expert advice from a 15-year veteran of equity markets. By showing investors how to find and invest in these unique but conservative and proven stocks, Get Rich with Dividends is the only book on dividend investing you’ll ever need.

Book Mergent s Handbook of Nasdaq Stocks Summer 2004

Download or read book Mergent s Handbook of Nasdaq Stocks Summer 2004 written by and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-07-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mergent's Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks? offers you quick and easy access to key financial statistics on companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. This handbook, updated quarterly, presents market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information of recent quarterly results as well as future prospects in succinct one-page profiles. Filled with the latest available facts and figures, Mergent's Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks helps you make the most informed investment decisions. Each full-page company profile includes: Business Summary - highlights products, markets, and business line; Summary of recent developments, including latest quarterly earnings reports; Stock performance chart; Ten years of income statement and balance sheet data, if available; Key performance ratios; Officers, address, phone and fax numbers, Web sites, transfer agents, auditor, investor contact and legal counsel; and more. Plus, features that includes: Company stock selling below book value; Price score leaders; Rankings by selected investment criteria; Stocks with high and low price earnings multiples; Low-price stocks A Century of Providing Trusted Information For over a century, Mergent has been the preferred source for global business and financial information by providing comprehensive data to savvy investors, both novice and professional. Mergent's business research tools offer a convenient way to quickly identify potential investment opportunities with the most reliable and complete business and financial information available.

Book Mergent Handbook of Dividend Achievers  Winter 2020 2021

Download or read book Mergent Handbook of Dividend Achievers Winter 2020 2021 written by Mergent Inc. and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find the most consistent dividend-paying stocks, professional investment managers, analysts, and knowledgeable individual investors use Mergent's Handbook of Dividend Achievers- the definitive guide for sound investments. Published quarterly, Mergent's Dividend Achievers features the latest data on a unique universe of companies with a history of rewarding shareholders. Each full-page profile provides in-depth investment criteria, including a stock performance chart, dividend record, business description, seven years of financial results and ratios, analysis of recent developments and more. Also Includes Canadian Companies with 5 consecutive years of Dividend Increases.

Book Getting Started in Exchange Traded Funds  ETFs

Download or read book Getting Started in Exchange Traded Funds ETFs written by Todd Lofton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-01-29 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN ACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO ETFs GETTING STARTED IN Exchange Traded Funds "Todd Lofton delivers what he promises with an approach and advice that has the footprint of an experienced trader. Instead of addressing dummies,' he's written a book for the intelligent investor who is inexperienced using ETFs. It progresses through every area, from passive positions to options, in a way that makes you comfortable trading. You can see that the way he gives experienced advice at the end puts this book on a higher plane." -- Perry Kaufman, author of New Trading Systems and Methods, Fourth Edition "Todd Lofton has helped many investors get started in futures and options trading by turning complex subjects into clearly written magazine articles and books over the last 35 years. He has done it again with this book on ETFs, one of the hottest new investment areas. Anyone who is contemplating investing in stocks or mutual funds should check out his easy-to-understand explanation of ETFs, how to use them, and how they can play a valuable role in an investment portfolio." -- Darrell Jobman, Editor in Chief, TradingEducation.com, former editor of Futures magazine "The ETF market is exploding! With so many under-performing mutual funds, investing in ETFs is truly the intelligent way to invest. This is a great primer for anyone interested in understanding this market better." -- Chris Osborne, CFP, Senior Vice President- Wealth Management, Smith Barney First Launched in 1193, exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to attract the interest of investors around the world. ETFs low costs, tax efficiencies, and liquidity make them ideal investment vehicles. If you're interested in ETFs but don't know where to begin, Getting Started in Exchange Traded Funds is the book for you. Written in a straightforward and easy-to-read manner, this practical guide clearly explains the ins-and-outs of ETFs. With only a sprinkling of math and no complicated jargon, Getting Started in Exchange Traded Funds will help you: * Look for an ETF that best matches a particular investment objective * Evaluate a particular ETFs performance * Forecast ETF prices with basic technical and fundamental analysis * Use ETFs for hedging * Employ options and futures on ETFs in a variety of trading strategies * Use ETFs for both long-term positions and day trading * And much more Filled with practical advice and illustrative examples, Getting Started in Exchange Traded Funds shows you how ETFs can make it easier for you to achieve your personal financial goals.