Personal Investing

Trading is considered to be one of the world’s most difficult professions because the competition is fierce. Some of the greatest trading minds will use every skill they have to increase their odds of success. It's a zero-sum game; someone has to lose in order for someone to win. The best way to mentally accept this fact and create a mindset to trade carefree is through acceptance and probabilities.

Famous for his smart, savvy, and unique approach to tech stock investing, Mark Mahaney provides his 10 proven rules for succeeding as a long-term tech stock investor - explaining everything he's learned during almost 25 years of analyzing internet stocks.

Protect your retirement from the next big crash with a new twist on the old investment strategy. For years advisors have recommended that investors take a "buy and hold" approach to the market. But people over 50 can't afford to rely on this strategy. Buy, Hold, and Sell! uncovers the myth of the "buy and hold" investment philosophy and explains why it's dangerously incomplete.

Today's technology allows traders to make faster, more price-sensitive trades and to better read the flow of market information and transactions - opening the way to a wider variety of short-term trading strategies. The Prop Trader's Chronicles unveils these strategies and techniques, which have long been the province of proprietary trading firms and other professional stock traders.

No matter where you are in your financial journey Personal Finance QuickStart Guide covers everything you need to know to make a positive financial change in your life. In Personal Finance QuickStart Guide author, financial coach, and financial advisor Morgen B. Rochard CFA, RLP pulls back the personal finance curtain to present personal finance wisdom that is so simple anyone can start putting it to use today.

Here's how entrepreneurs find the next big thing-and make it huge. The era of easy money and easy jobs is officially over. Today, we're all entrepreneurs, and the tides of change threaten to capsize anyone who plays it safe. Taking risks is the name of the game - but how can you tell a smart bet from a stupid gamble? Andy Kessler offers 12 surprising and controversial rules for these radical entrepreneurs.

Now updated for 2010, in The Little Book of Bull Moves, the CNBC-dubbed “Doctor Doom” explains in the same straightforward and accessible style that was the signature of his first book. He offers timely insights into using a conservative, nontraditional investment strategy to protect your portfolio and even profit during these uncertain economic times and those to come.

Collectively, people think and act in ways that are different from how they think and act as individuals. Understanding these differences, says William (Bill) Bonner, a longtime maverick observer of the financial world and the vagaries of the investing public, is vital to preserving your wealth and personal dignity. Now Bonner and co-author Lila Rajiva show groupthink at work in an improbable array of instances throughout history and reveal why swimming against the current pays.

The bible for successful speculators, written on speculation, by a successful speculator. This is a combination of what speculation is, along with some thoughts on life, business, society, and language. An excellent thought starter. Also contains Watts classic Thoughts on Life - short aphorisms of timeless wisdom. This book is a must for any listener of classic investing wisdom.

Ever thought about investing in shares but got frustrated by all the gobbledygook? Bored by all the jargon? Then The Naked Trader is for you! This is the book on stock market investing that you can actually enjoy, written in plain English, packed with real-life trading examples and full of candid advice that you just can't get anywhere else. It's the ideal friend for anyone who wants to make money in the markets.

There is no lack of investment options in the current business world. However, all the prevalent investment options demand in-depth knowledge of the ins and outs of the investment options along with extensive expertise of the same. Contrary to all these options, investment in the stock market is less demanding and challenging in terms of knowledge and relevant expertise.

Best-selling authors Mary Buffett and David Clark examine 17 companies that Warren Buffett has bought for himself and for his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, as durable investments and explain why these companies are once again selling at prices that offer great long-term growth prospects.

Rich Dad's Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki is an effective guide for anyone who wants to become a truly rich and successful investor! No matter how much you know about investing, this book will be useful to you.

Here's a book for individual investors, by an individual investor. I've made every mistake there is when it comes to money and investing, but I didn't give up. Along the way, I kept hearing about DRIPs (and DSPPs), and I thought that they were some outmoded investment models that went away after the discount brokers gave all of us retail investors a lot more trading choices and features.

This installment of the Fisher Investments On...series is a comprehensive guide to the Consumer Discretionary industry - which includes companies such as auto manufacturers, homebuilders, sports equipment manufacturers, hotel developers and operators, cruise lines, retail websites, and department stores, to name just a few. This reliable guide can help you in making top-down investment decisions specifically for the Consumer Discretionary sector

Want to get started investing in rental property, but not sure how? Do you want to become a full-time real estate investor, but not sure where to start or how to buy rental property with confidence? Have you heard about real estate loopholes, but not sure how to use them to benefit you? This useful and informative guide will break down all the barriers you have to get started investing in real estate. Skip the Flip teaches you the fundamentals you have to know to be a successful investor.

Updated version of the best-selling book on how to grow and protect wealth in difficult economic times Having an effective financial plan has always been important; today, it's crucial. In The Ultimate Money Guide for Bubbles, Busts, Recession, and Depression--the updated and revised edition of the best seller, The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide--author Martin D. Weiss shows readers how to create a safe and effective financial plan for today's unpredictable economic environment.

Welcome to the world of buying foreclosed homes at auction - a real estate strategy that lets you remove the middleman, decrease your competition, and buy at a discount. Bidding for properties on the courthouse steps while competing in real time with other investors is a thrilling experience. With dozens of insider auction secrets that are proven to help maximize returns, Bidding to Buy will show you the skills you need to successfully bid at auction, then turn a healthy profit on your investment.

Stock Market Investing for Beginners aims to help you take things to the next level by providing you with a greater variety of ways to interact with the stock market than ever before. You will find everything you need to know to take your understanding of ways to profit from stocks to the next level, starting with a breakdown of the current market climate and what to expect from 2019.

Many investors get their start in real estate by purchasing a simple, two-unit property called a duplex. This BiggerPockets PocketBook provides a concise guide to ensure your small multifamily investments are cash-flowing deals. Not only will this guide teach you to buy your first (and next!) duplex property, but you will also develop a deep understanding of how to research the appropriate market and manage your properties like an investing expert.