Stock Investing for Everyone: Tools for Investing Like the Pros by Arshad Khan and Vaqar Zuberi (This book is written for a broad category of investors -- ranging from the inexperienced part-timer interested in learning more about analyzing stocks and taking advantage of market trends to the seasoned pro, aiming to hone his or her skills and learn more about the latest investment strategies, tools, and techniques.)

The All-Season Investor : Successful Strategies for Every Stage in the Business Cycle by Martin J. Pring (The author offers practical straightforward guidance to modern methods of asset allocation. Explains why each stage in the business cycle --including recession -- has its profitable investment strategy and provides various techniques for tracking the cycle in order to choose appropriate investments. A ``must-have'' for investors seeking guidance for the unknown changes ahead.)

What Works on Wall Street : A Guide to the Best-performing Strategies of All Time by James P. O'Shaughnessy (Investors -- be they aggressive or conservative, self-directed or professionally managed -- are always on the lookout for an edge. And in James O'Shaughnessy's What Works on Wall Street: A Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time, they'll find a solid one: authoritative analysis of popular practices from the past. The author examines three decades of stock market data to show how 15 of the most common investment tactics have fared over time.)

Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond by Bruce C.N. Greenwald (Ed.) (Bruce Greenwald is one of the leading authorities on value investing. Some of the savviest people on Wall Street have taken his Columbia Business School executive education course on the subject. Now this dynamic and popular teacher, with some colleagues, reveals the fundamental principles of value investing, the one investment technique that has proven itself consistently over time. After covering general techniques of value investing, the book proceeds to illustrate their applications through profiles of Warren Buffett, Michael Price, Mario Gabelli, and other successful value investors. A number of case studies highlight the techniques in practice.)

The Intelligent Investor: The Classic Bestseller on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham (The classic bestseller by Benjamin Graham, perhaps the greatest investment advisor of the Twentieth Century, The Intelligent Investor hastaught and inspired hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Since its original publication in 1949, Benjamin Graham's book has remained the most respected guide to investing, due to his timeless philosophy of "value investing" which helps protect investors against areas of (possible) substantial error, and teaches them to develop long-term strategies with which they will be comfortable down the road.)

Technical Analysis Explained: The Successful Investor's Guide to Spotting Investment Trends and Turning Points by Martin J. Pring (...Technical Analysis Explained details the most current and sophisticated investment tools and techniques that help private investors and experienced professionals alike understand, interpret, and predict major market moves. What's more, the third edition focuses on new and emerging opportunities beyond the stock market by applying technical analysis techniques to: international stock markets, gold, currencies, and commodities. Technical Analysis Explained arms readers with an arsenal of technical analysis tools to identify and interpret market cycles and select the best-performing investments. Inside, you will learn how to guage market swings and analyze the financial position of various investor groups.)

Investment Valuation : Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset by Aswath Damodaran (A celebrated university finance professor discusses the valuation of all investments not just securities. This up-to-the-minute text uses examples from a diversity of existing companies to demonstrate the use of the models as well as their possible pitfalls. Thoroughly examines firms where direct application of typical models traditionally breakdown -- problems in valuing these enterprises are laid out and potential solutions suggested.)

Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives with Disk by Hohn C. Hull (This book is appropriate for graduate and advanced undergraduate elective courses in business, economics, and financial engineering. It is also suitable for practitioners who want to acquire a working knowledge of how derivatives can be analyzed.)

The Irwin Guide to Using The Wall Street Journal by Michael B. Lehmann (It's quaint that in this day of search engines to help us find more search engines, some old-fashioned reference books are still perennial sellers. When The Irwin Guide to Using The Wall Street Journal premiered in 1984, the future day traders of the world weren't trading much more than Atari cartridges. So, the advent of this sixth edition -- penned, as ever, by Michael B. Lehmann, a University of San Francisco economics professor who has developed a popular seminar class around it -- receives a round of well-deserved kudos.)

The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators by Economist staff (There is a critical need today for business executives, investors, and students to have a thorough knowledge of the economic indicators that are released every day and used throughout the world. This comprehensive primer addresses that need. Clearly explaining eachmajor indicator and how to interpret it, The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators enables readers not only to understand the facts and grasp their significance, but to relate them to their individual situations. It groups the leading indicators together to highlight linkages and facilitate interpretation.)

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