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Building a concentrated portfolio is critical for investment success. The Warren Buffett Portfolio introduces the next wave of investment strategy, called focus investing. A comprehensive investment strategy used with spectacular results by Buffett, focus investing directs investors to select a concentrated group of businesses by examining their management and financial positions as compared to their stock prices.

Building upon the expertise and strategies outlined in The Warren Buffett Way, author Robert G. Hagstrom reveals how to profitably manage stocks once you select them. In The Warren Buffett Portfolio, Hagstrom introduces the next wave of investment strategy, called focus investing, a comprehensive investment strategy used with spectacular results by Buffett.

You're no idiot, of course! But if figuring out your finances makes you feel like one, this award-winning audio program can help. Written by 2 nationally syndicated financial journalists, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Managing Your Money is designed to help you make sense of everything from long-term financial planning to money-making investment strategies.

Whatever their ages, you can still turn your kids into super savers, savvy shoppers and cautious users of credit. The author, a mother of three and senior editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, has compiled an invaluable guide for parents.

Learn how to: create and analyze personal financial statements; develop a sound spending plan; protect income and assets; select the right investment opportunities; and develop practical retirement and estate planning strategies. Now you can brush up on the latest ideas and get the tools you need to set and meet your financial goals.

Years of borrowing and spending have left many Americans in perilous financial shape. To secure their futures and achieve financial independence, Americans must begin to save and invest. In his characteristically clear and congenial style, CNBC's award-winning financial news anchor Bill Griffeth provides a simple 10-step program for lifelong financial success.

Aside from sex, money is the most challenging subject for parents to discuss with their kids. In this witty, down-to-earth guide, Janet "Dr. Tightwad" Bodnar explains how to answer all of your child's financial questions, from "Are we rich or poor?" to "How much will you pay me if I get a good report card?" Bodnar, herself a mother of 3, offers practical advice that skillfully walks the line between too tough and too soft. She'll help you and your children come to an understanding about money and its meaning for life.

Smart strategies for investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. Explains how to use a broker, how tax rules will affect your investments, basic investment formulas, and much more.

There never was a more important time to know how to make your money grow. But while most of us worry about how to get it, save it and invest it for the proverbial "rainy days," the thought of "money management" - beyond balancing a checkbook - can be intimidating. It needn't be. No one is born knowing how to handle money - even the most sophisticated financial planner had to start somewhere.

Money experts Christy Heady and Janet Bigham Bernstel show how to make the most of your financial future. With the millennium only months away, now's the time to get a grip on your finances. And this guide is all you need to do just that. Let two noted financial experts guide you through the coming financial challenges so you can maximize your income, savings, and investments.

Years of borrowing and spending have left many Americans in perilous financial shape. To secure their futures and achieve financial independence, Americans must begin to save and invest. In his characteristically clear and congenial style, award-winning financial news anchor Bill Griffeth provides a simple 10-step program for lifelong financial success. Among the steps covered in this audio are setting financial goals, budget-izing yourself, creating your own lifetime investment plan, and developing a do-it-yourself retirement plan.

You're no idiot, of course! But if figuring out your finances makes you feel like one, this audio can help. Produced by two nationally syndicated financial journalists, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money is designed to help you make sense of everything—from long-term financial planning to money-making investment strategies. It provides the most up-to-date information you need to make sense of today's confusing monetary environment.