The Investment Answer

The Investment Answer

Author: Daniel C. Goldie and Gordon S. Murray

THE INVESTMENT ANSWER asks readers to make five basic but key decisions to stack the investment odds in their favor. The advice is simple, easy-to-follow, and effective, and can lead to a more profitable portfolio for every investor. Specifically:

  

Should I invest on my own or seek help from an investment professional?
How should I allocate my investments among stocks, bonds, and cash?
Which specific asset classes within these broad categories should I include in my portfolio?
Should I take an actively managed approach to investing, or follow a passive alternative?
When should I sell assets and when should I buy more?

My Fairy Bridesmaid Castle

My Fairy Bridesmaid Castle
Author: Louise Comfort

It's a dream come true for everyone's favorite fairies - they are going to be bridesmaids. Read their story, then unfold the incredible pop-up fairy castle and discover the fairies' world.

Dinosours Alive!

Dinosours Alive! Author: Robert Mash

This book let you watch as dinosaurs burst from its pages. It includes five spreads which trigger an augmented reality experience, and all you need is a computer and a webcam.
Load the CD contained in the book and point the page at the webcam, you can make the dinosaurs roar, attack and many more....

Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life

Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
Author: John C Bogle

John Bogle shares his thoughts on why there is too much focus on speculation and not enough on investment. John Bogle - founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund-has helped investors build wealth the right way and led a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world.

Written in a straightforward style. The book inspires and enlightens in equal measure. Bogle offers his unparalleled insights on money, on the values we should emulate in our business and professional callings, and on what we should consider as the true treasures in our lives. Discover what it really means to have "enough" and you'll quickly realize how close you are to having it.

Higher Returns from Safe Investments

Higher Returns from Safe Investments Author: Marvin Appel

There are essentially two ways for investors to profit from the financial market. You can invest for capital gain or income. According to Appel, while it can be very lucrative for those who invest for capital gain, the risk of suffering from financial loss is high as well.
Thus, he focuses on the second way - owning investments that generate a stream of income regardless of the direction of the market.

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Talking About Retirement: The Secrets of Successful Retirement Planning

Talking About Retirement: The Secrets of Successful Retirement Planning
Author: Lin Ashurst

British financial planner Ashurst looks at issues about retirement - fears and realities, whether to quit permanently or have a gradual retirement, looking good and feeling great, financial planning, advantages of working with a financial planner and using the home to generate income for one's retirement. The book is peppered with case studies and real-life examples from the 31 people Ashurst spoke to.

The Wealth Files

The author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker wrote about 17 ways rich people think and act differently from poor and middle-class people. Here's the 17 important points:

1. Rich people believe "I create my life". Poor people believe "Life happens to me".
2. Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose.
3. Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.
4. Rich people think big. Poor people think small.
5. Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles.
6. Rich people admire other rich and successful people. Poor people resent rich and successful people.
7. Rich people associate with positive, successful people. Poor people associate with negative or unsuccessful people.
8. Rich people are willing to promote themselves and their value. Poor people think negatively about selling and promotion.
9. Rich people are bigger than thei problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems.
10. Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.
11. Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time.
12. Rich people think "both". Poor people think "either/or".
13. Rich people focus on their net worth. Poor people focus on their working income.
14. Rich people manage their money well. Poor people mismanage their money well.
15. Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money.
16. Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them.
17. Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people think they already know.

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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others seem destined for a life of financial struggle? Is the difference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing, work habits, contacts, luck or their choice of jobs, businesses or investments?
The shocking answer is : None of the above!

Throught T. Harv Eker's extraordinary combination of street smarts, humor, and heart, you will learn how to identify your own money blueprint and how to "revise" it to not only create success but, more importantly, to heep and continually grow it - so you think like rich people think, do what rich people do, and more than likely, get rich too!

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The Intelligent Investor

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham

More than one million hardcovers sold! The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing" - which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies - has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible since its original publication in 1949.

This is the best book about investment that everyone should read. You may purchase at best price from Amazon.com



The Intelligent Investor:(Collins Business Essentials 2006 revised edition)



Your Money and Your Brain

Your Money and Your Brain: Become a Smarter, More Successful Investor, the Neuroscience Way

Author: Jason Zweig

What happens inside our brains when we think about money? Quite a lot, actually, and some of it are not good for our financial health. In Your Money and Your Brain, the author explains why smart people make unwise financial decisions - and what they can do to avoid these mistakes. Zweig, a veteran financial journalist, draws on the latest research in neuroeconomics, a fascinating new discipline that combines psychology, neuroscience, and economics to better understand financial decision making.

Your Money and Your Brain is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Zweig visited leading neuroscience laboratories and subjected himself to numerous experiments. He then blends anecdotes from these experiences with stories about investing mistakes, including confessions of stupidity from highliy successful people. Then he draws lessons and offers original practical steps that investors can take to make wiser decisions.

Sort Out Your Family Finances

Sort Out Your Family Finances
Author: Bob Reeves

This book covers topics close to the heart of those who are interested in managing family finances. The author discusses issues pertaining to family budgeting, rasing children, borrowing money, saving money, pensions, insurance, and etc.
Each chapter ends with "10 important things to remember", summarizing the points in the chapter.

When Bubbles Burst: Surviving The Financial Fallout

When Bubbles Burst: Surviving The Financial Fallout

Authour: Calverley, John P

What will be the outcome of the current financial crisis? How bad will the recession get? How far will house prices fall? Will the downturn lead to deflation or will the measures to deal with it eventually lead to inflation?

The book examines in depth the financial fallout of 2008 and explores the implications and solutions for individuals, companies and policy makers alike.

An investor's survival kit, When Bubble Burst is a readable analysis of the multiple crises we now face and how we got to this position, as well as exploring the anatomy of bubbles and offering a checklist for identifying when one is happening

Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership

Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership - Warren Bennis with Patricia Ward Biederman

Journey with Warren Bennis, the founding father of the modern leadership movement. In this much-awaited memoir by the man himself, you will track him through his extraordinary life and career and share penetrating insights regarding his successes and failures.
It commences with his childhood in the 1930s right through to his young adult life as an army recruit in the Battle of the Bulge. A scholar, consultant and author, he not only shares his experiences but melds it with contemporary issues to keep the read fresh and relevant. So if inspiration is what you are after, this is an exemplary tome.

The Truth About Leadership

The Truth About Leadership: The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know - James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

Great workplaces aren't brought about by the accidental confluence of motivated workers or generous benefits. It's created by great leaders, ever so deliberately, so state Kouzes and Pasner emphatically. They jettison trendy fads and quick-fix approaches and instead zone in on ten fundamental truths about being a real leader.

Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing

Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing by Suzy Gershman

If shopping is your fix and you're planning on waltzing off to any of these shopping havens in the near future, then Gershman's book is a must read.
This old China Hand will spiff you up into a pro before you hit the labyrinth of shopping malls, stalls and sidewalks of these cities.
Her wish for her reads is that they "never have to pay more than 100 of anything (yuan, Hong Kong dollars - whatever)" for any item they plan for buying. A savvy shopping strategy indeed, in the Land of The Supreme Hagglers. If being part of this ilk is your game plan, bone up on Gershman, pronto.

Frommer's 500 Places to Take The Kids Before They Grow Up

Frommer's 500 Places to Take The Kids Before They Grow Up by Holly Hughes & Julie Duchaine

This revised; best-selling guide includes 40 news destinations to see that spans the whole kit and caboodle of places that could hold the interest of an entire family. For outdoor lovers there's unique flora and fauna to savour or bobsleds, dogleds, came safaris and just about everything-in-between.

There are even weird and wacky off-the-wall attractions like Dracula's castle in Romania to explore for more offbeat families.While lovers of history, art, architecture or science have their uniquee matrix of destinations to gid into. As the authors contend, your children are only young once, so see the world through their eyes - you won't regret it! That's a given. After all, arent' we all really just kids under that tough veneer of adulthood?

Investing in Gold

Investing in Gold by Jonathan Spall

Among the myriad assets out there, gold has often reigned as a safe haven and a hedge against inflation. Spall, who has been involved in the gold market for over 25 years, discusses a range of topics, such as how the gold market functions, how traders make decisions as well as the terminologies used.

The book begins with how this previous metal is extracted, how it serves as the reserve of some of the world's major economies, how it is traded on global exchanges and exchange-traded funds. Spall also gives readers a crash course on ways to gain exposure to gold and the pros and cons of investing in the commodity via channels like equities, physical gold, ETFs, and futures.

Source: Personal Money, October 2009

Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear

Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear - Holly Hughes with Larry West

Though originally conceived as a handbook for eco-tourists, globetrotting author Holly Hughes and her consultant Larry West, by their own admission, realised they couldn't separate historical and cultural landmarks from the environment.
A balanced tome that gives you the scoop on a gamut of attractions spanning cultural, historic and natural treasures where rare species presently survive, special landscapes are still in tact and unique cultural artefacts have been preserved.

If any of these sites give you a blood rush on reading about them, start book your trip now.



The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy

The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy - Gregory Bassham

You could see this book coming a mile away - the intellectual analysis of all seven Harry Potter books. If you're one of the legion of grown up fans spell-bound by the Potter series, here's a book to analyse why.

it argues that J.K Rowling like other great children's writers of the class of Tolkien and Lewis, doesn't hesitate to raise complex issues and pose challenging questions because like Plato once said, philosophy begins in wonder and kids are the ultimate geniuses in that domain. All in, it's an absorbing take on one of the most remarkable literary phenomenon of our time.