Search this site    The Bottom Line Money Book How to Earn More...Keep More...And Invest More Wisely Author:  Bottom Line Books ISBN: 0-88723-180-2 Pages: 338 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Bottom Line Book Published: 1998 Condition:  Price: USD $2.29 Buffettology The Previously Unexplained Techniques That Have Made Warren Buffett the World's Most Famous Investor Authors: Buffett, Mary / Clark, David / Buffett, Warren ISBN: 0-684-83713-7 Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Scribner Published: November 13, 1997 Condition: Price: USD $2.69 Amazon.com: Americans are infatuated with the stock market. The number of households that own stock has increased from around 20 percent in the early 1980s to over 40 percent today. The market offers the hope of quick wealth and early retirement, and just about everyone who is in the market is looking for an edge, from sources such as CNBC and Wall Street Week to the Beardstown Ladies and "The Motley Fool." So it should be no surprise the most successful investor of our time--Warren Buffett--has been the subject of dozens of books and magazine articles. The value of Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, has increased from $18 per share in 1965 to over $70,000 per share today. The interest in Buffett has spawned an approach to investing called "Buffettology," which is the subject of a book by the same name written by Buffett's former daughter-in-law, Mary Buffett. In Buffettology, Mary Buffett, with the help of David Clark, details Warren Buffett's approach to investing. It's a style of investing based on the work of Benjamin Graham and one that requires a quality that most investors lack--discipline. Mary Buffett writes, "As you read through this book you will come to see that having a business perspective on investing is more about discipline than philosophy.... In short, other people's follies, brought on by fear and greed, will offer you, the investor, the opportunity to take advantage of their mistakes and benefit from the discipline of committing capital to investment only when it makes sense from a business perspective.... You will find that almost everything that relates to business perspective investing is alien to Wall Street folklore. Buffettology examines Buffett's methods for valuing companies and selecting stocks--it even encourages you to buy a calculator and work through the valuation formulas that Buffett uses when researching companies to buy. The book not only serves as a useful guide to understanding how Buffett invests, it's an excellent primer to investing in stocks, whether you plan to become a Buffettologist or not. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards, Business editor Review: Stevin Hoover - Hoover Capital Management Absolutely the best book ever written on Warren Buffett's investment methods. --investment Winning the Loser's Game Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing Authors: Ellis, Charles D. / Bogle, John C. ISBN: 0-07-022010-7 Pages: 142 Format: Hardcover Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Published: February 1, 1998 Condition: Price: USD $4.49 Book Description: This indispensable investment guide asks the question: How can an individual invest successfully when the majority always fails? Charles Ellis, one of today's most brilliant investment writers, has updated his influential book to include: Ways to escape the ravages of taxes and inflation How to successfully pass your estate to your heirs (not the taxman!) Common investing mistakes and painless strategies to avoid them. Eight Steps to Seven Figures Investment Strategies of Everyday Millionaires  and How You Can Become Wealthy Too Author: Carlson, Charles ISBN: 0-385-49732-6 Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Publisher: Currency Published: January 2, 2001 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Amazon.com: We know some things about the millionaire next door--what kind of car he drives, how big his house is--but we don't know so much about how he built his wealth. In Eight Steps to Seven Figures, Carlson attempts to fill in the blanks by telling us the stories of 170 regular, middle-class folks who made millions by investing in the stock market. The steps he outlines are so simple that most people interested in investing already know them: Invest regularly, hang onto your investments for a long time (75 percent of the millionaires he surveyed held each investment an average of five years); use the tax code to your advantage by fully funding 401(k) plans and Roth IRAs. Step 4, "Swing for Singles," suggests investing in brand-name, blue-chip stocks when they look underpriced--something anyone who's ever heard of Warren Buffett can tell you. A couple other steps aren't quite so obvious. For example, Step 3 dictates that you buy only stocks and stock funds and forget about asset allocation. ("You get rich buying stocks. You stay rich buying bonds.") Step 8, "Limit Shocks to Your Finances," counsels you to keep your day job. (No day traders or Internet jackpoteers in this group.) This material could be dull as dirt, but Carlson keeps it lively. He reminds investors not to overestimate their genius during a bull market. He suggests that selling too late is better than selling too early, if you buy growth stocks and avoid cyclicals. "If you buy right, selling late may mean making 'only' a 300 percent profit instead of a 400 percent profit," he writes. What's most fun, though, is following the investment careers--the big hits and big mistakes--of the 170 investors. You read stories of selling Microsoft too soon, of not buying enough Dell when it was selling for $5 a share. But these people all ended up millionaires, and when you put this book down, you will almost certainly feel that you can, and probably should, be a member of their club. --Lou Schuler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Finance & Accounting for Non-financial Executives Authors: Weaver PhD., Samuel C. / Weston PhD., J. Fred ISBN: 0-07-143536-0 Pages: 288 Format: Paperback Publisher: McGraw-Hill Published: March 1, 2004 Condition: Price: USD $4.99 Book Description: THE MCGRAW-HILL EXECUTIVE MBA SERIES: "Executive education is suddenly every CEO's favorite strategic weapon." BusinessWeek: Now repackaged in easily transportable paperback editions, these informative titles--written by frontline executive education professors and modeled after the programs of the nation's top business schools--will find new popularity with today's on-the-go, every-second-counts executive. From the Back Cover: The Handy Paperback Edition of McGraw-Hill's One-Volume, MBA-Level Finance Course As a manager, virtually everything you do has financial implications. Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers--today's most practical, in-depth introduction to the key elements of financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis--is your roadmap to understanding exactly what those implications are. This complete paperback edition provides you with everything you need to know regarding: Financial Reporting Budgeting Balance Sheets Income Statements Cash Flow in operations, investing, and financing Performance Measures The hardcover edition of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers showed thousands of decision-makers how to become comfortable with day-to-day finance. Now let this paperback edition provide you with every case study and statistic found in the hardcover--and help you relate to the numbers you see every day. Look to the McGRAW-HILL EXECUTIVE MBA SERIES for straight-talking, technique-filled books, written by front-line executive education professors and modeled after the programs of top business schools. Stock Market Miracles Author: Cook, Wade B. ISBN: 0-910019-71-1 Pages: 291 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing Group Published: March 1997 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From the Publisher: If you want information that can change your life forever, buy this book. When used correctly, the following information will give you the tools to secure real wealth - not through get-rich-quick schemes, pyramids, or any other tried-and-failed method, but through large cash returns from the stock market. No special knowledge is required, no strings are attached. The information in this book will give you the ability to make money, using real techniques - the tried-and-true kind. Who is Wade Cook, and how can you believe that what he says truly can help you achieve a cash-flow money machine with no strings and no gimmicks? Wade is a person like you or me. He began his adult life as a cab driver struggling to make enough money to feed his wife and kids. While driving a cab, he discovered what he now calls the "meter-drop" philosophy. He realized that money is made by repetition. It is more profitable to make many small deals in rapid succession, rather than trying to accumulate one huge profit over a long period of time. This means using the same simple strategies repeatedly. Keep in mind that it is always a good idea to diversify your stock portfolio. Wade's life is proof that these strategies work. He not only practices what he preaches, he practices it before he preaches it. He will not give you, the student, any information that he, the teacher, has not tried repeatedly and successfully. Wall Street Money Machine Vol. 2 - Stock Market Miracles Author: Cook, Wade B. ISBN: 1-892008-64-5 Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Lighthouse Published: June 1, 2000 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Finally, a book by an author that understands what the average investor needs! The information in this book will give you the ability to make money using real tried-and-true techniques. No special knowledge required, no strings attached. These tools can help you secure real wealth-not through get-rich-quick schemes, or any other tried-and-failed method, but through large cash returns from the stock market. Money An Owner's Manual Author: Deaton, Dennis R. ISBN: 1-881840-25-5 Pages: 245 Format: Paperback Publisher: Quma Learning Systems Published: October 1992 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 From the Publisher: This book teaches how to really own money, avoid the myths that siphon wealth, get out of debt--and stay out, devise a wealth plan that works, and attain true financial freedom. Book Description: A comprehensive, step by step guide for everyone who wants to own money and lots of it! More importantly, it outlines clear, correct principles for full financial freedom. These tried and true principles can be converted into working reality by implementing the simple money management methods described in this dynamic paperback book. Your Top Investing Moves for Retirement Author: Ellis, Junius / The Editors of Money ISBN: 1-883013-18-6 Pages: 176 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Time-Life Books Published: March 1998 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 From Our Editors: You should be able to put any reasonable retirement dream within reach by following the investment strategies and advice that are outlined in Your Top Investing Moves for Retirement. Whether you are starting or unscrambling your nest egg, the key decisions in the years ahead will hinge mainly on how old you are, your outlook for the economy and your tolerance for risk. You should make gradual adjustments in your mix of assets to correspond with your changing needs for capital growth, steady income or a combination of the two, particularly as you draw nearer to the day when you call it a career. The key to achieving your dreams is to take responsibility, now and in the future, for your own retirement. This book is designed to help you do just that. You Can Be Financially Free Author: Fooshee, George J. ISBN: 0-8007-0790-7 Pages: 127 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co Published: May 1976 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 The Funny Money Game Author: Tobias, Andrew ISBN: 0-7181-1074-9 Pages: 172 Format: Hardcover Publisher: M.Joseph Published: October 30, 1972 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Fortune Adviser 1999 Author: Fortune (Editor) ISBN: 1-883013-40-2 Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Time-Life Books Published: December 1998 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From the Publisher: From the award-winning Fortune magazine, here is your guide to boosting profits, fine-tuning management skills, beating the competition, and investing and spending wisely in today's dynamic business world. Hear from the powerful leaders who shape today's business, and learn their strategies for corporate success. Retirement on a Shoestring Author: Howells, John ISBN: 0-933469-13-6 Pages: 179 Format: Paperback Publisher: Gateway Published: May 1992 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Retirement can be a time to travel, volunteer, or do nothing at all. Unfortunately, not everyone has a company pension or a profitable investment portfolio to support their plans for the retirement years. For many, the main source of retirement dollars will be Social Security benefits. Retirement on a Shoestring explains how to maximize retirement income and enjoy these years in comfort. John Howells, a nationally recognized expert on retirement living, discusses up-to-date information on such topics as affordable housing, medical care, recreational and cultural opportunities, and senior services. This essential guide provides all the tools for enjoying an affordable, active, and safe retirement. Discover strategies for: *Tapping equity *Finding a retirement job *Trimming utility bills *Thriving as a single retiree * Mobile home and RV living *Continuing education and much more The Complete Cheapskate How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out and  Break Free from Money Worries Forever Author: Hunt, Mary ISBN: 0-8054-1770-2 Pages: 207 Format: Paperback Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Published: May 28, 1998 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From Publishers Weekly: Hunt knows how to live on the cheap, and she's proud of it. Although she's probably doing just fine (after the roaring success of her newsletter, "The Cheapskate Monthly," and her previous books, including Mary Hunt's Debt-Proof Living and Cheapskate Monthly Money Makeover), Hunt has thousands of tips for lowering bills, managing savings, getting out of debt and changing your attitude about money. In a chipper, conversational tone, Hunt explains how she became a cheapskate, what readers need to do in order to become cheapskates themselves, and how following her advice will help them achieve financial freedom. Eschewing heavy financial talk, Hunt focuses on simple methods for getting out of debt-e.g., how to develop a "Freedom Account" to handle irregular expenses, and how to shop more economically for groceries. This is an uncomplicated guide squarely aimed at helping those in tight financial straits. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Book Description: In need of a Money Makeover? Let America's most popular cheapskate show you how to go from financial chaos to freedom and security--painlessly and in less time than you ever imagined. Mary Hunt has helped thousands live a debt-free life with her popular newsletter, "The Cheapskate Monthly." In The Complete Cheapskate, Mary puts all the very best money advice she has in one place. Becoming a classy, dignified cheapskate is not all that difficult, and Mary shows how with her user-friendly principles of saving, restraint, and living debt-free. This book will teach you how to: Create--and stick to--a monthly spending plan Live well off 80% of your income Climb out--and stay out--of debt's hole Stretch every dollar to its absolute maximum Manage savings and investments Lower bills on clothes, food, and gifts without lowering living standards Live within a financial plan that includes a margin for fun and spontaneityWith hundreds of tips on cutting expenses, The Complete Cheapskate is the indispensable guide for people ready to regain control of their finances, relieve the stress money has created, and prepare for their future. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. It's Never Too Late to Get Rich The Secrets of Building a Nest Egg at Any Age Author: Jorgensen, Jim / Jorgensen, Rich ISBN: 0-684-80778-5 Pages: 240 Format: Paperback Publisher: Fireside Published: September 1, 1995 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 From the Publisher: Gives you the inside secrets you need to build a sizable nest egg, even if youre starting from scratch & youre living from paycheck to paycheck. Reveals 25 secrets for building a sizable nest egg without scrambling at the last minute. He lays out specific plans for getting started, whether you are 20, 40, or 65 years old, & gives you inside tips on the following: better ways to manage & invest your money; where to find the best mutual funds; basic guidelines for using a financial planner; better ways to cut your taxes & boost your savings; the best ways to provide for college expenses; & how to avoid the sneaky tricks that credit card issuers use; etc. From The Critics Publishers Weekly:  Syndicated columnist Jorgensen ( The Graying of America ) here unravels the mysteries of financial instruments and the U.S. tax code. Starting with the premise that ``we are a nation of spenders, not savers,'' he offers guidance for financial success (``save ten percent of your income first''), explaining bonds, money market accounts, return rates, the stock market, equivalent yields, etc., and he provides investment portfolio models. Jorgensen's comments on insurance (``buy insurance for catastrophic dollar losses''), and pension plans (``don't rely on your company-paid pension'') are on the mark. This study could become the personal financial planning book in the field. Booknews: Popular book on personal finance, savings and investment, retirement and estate planning. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) How to Make Money in Stocks A Winning System in Good Times or Bad Author: O'Neil, William J. ISBN: 0-07-048017-6 Pages: 272 Format: Paperback Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Published: September 1, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 From the school of unemotional investing comes the classic How to Make Money in Stocks, by Wall Street analyst and publisher William O'Neil. Readers new to securities will find it an excellent primer, one that relies on time-honored indicators such as quarterly earnings, market capitalization, and daily indexes. O'Neil's study of winning stocks stretches back to the 1960s, and he shares his insights here, describing what characterizes a growth stock, when to cut your losses (at 7 or 8 percent, no more), and how to spot a market top. The techniques in How to Make Money in Stocks are hardly revolutionary, but therein lies their strength, as O'Neil claims his is "a winning system in good times or bad." Investors interested in Net stocks might be disappointed--the author's first rule is that a company must show a pattern of growing profits, which disqualifies many dot coms. (Try Rule Breakers, Rule Makers for a different take.) O'Neil's approach to stocks is, above all, rational, and he pays little heed to market hype. Those new to investing would do well to read this book before embarking, and even more seasoned traders may find How to Make Money in Stocks a refreshing return to basics. Markets may swing bull and bear, but O'Neil promises to stand firm. --Demian McLean Book Description: William J. O'Neil's proven investment advice has earned him millions of loyal followers. And his signature bestseller, How to Make Money in Stocks, contains all the guidance readers need on the entire investment process ­­from picking a broker to diversifying a portfolio to making a million in mutual funds. For self-directed investors of all ages and expertise, William J. O'Neil's proven CAN SLIM investment strategy is helping those who follow O'Neil to select winning stocks and create a more powerful portfolio. Based on a 40-year study of the most successful stocks of all time, CAN SLIM is an easy-to-use tool for picking the winners and reducing risk in today's volatile economic environment. Easy Guide to Good Credit Author: Polto, Pearl B. / Oskam, Bob ISBN: 0-425-12059-7 Pages: 122 Format: Paperback Publisher: Berkley Trade Published: March 1, 1990 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From Library Journal: In this brief guide, the authors give both useful advice and chilling warnings about the use of credit. Particularly illuminating is their exposition of the credit rating and credit bureau system, which is invisible to most consumers but can control their economic destinies. They give instructions on obtaining information from this system; remedying a poor credit rating; shopping for loans; applying for a mortgage; and managing credit cards. They warn against the dangers of bankruptcy and home equity loans to eliminate or consolidate debts. Appendixes include credit bureau addresses, sections of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and sample letters. While a number of general law and finance guides cover credit, this is handy to have as a stand-alone source with somewhat more detail. Recommended for public libraries. - Jack Ray, Loyola/Notre Dame Lib., Baltimore Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Mind Over Money Match Your Personality to a Winning Financial Strategy Author: Schott, John W. / Arbeiter, Jean S. ISBN: 0-316-77378-6 Pages: 260 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Little Brown & Co Published: January 1998 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Amazon.com: Our brains may not be wired for successful investing. Greed, fear, pride, and shame make for plenty of irrational behavior on Wall Street, little of it profitable. Investors fall victim to a variety of mild mental disorders that are diagnosed in this insightful book by John W. Schott, who is both a professional money manager and a practicing psychoanalyst on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He shows how to become a more confident investor who is able to guard against the whipsaw emotions that can obscure wisdom. Schott also offers sensible investment advice and even publishes his own core portfolio. The Power of Being Debt Free How Eliminating the National Debt Could Radically Improve Your Standard of Living Author: Schuller, Robert Harold / Dunn, Paul David ISBN: 0-8407-5461-2 Pages: 206 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc Published: February 1985 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 You're Fifty - Now What? Investing for the Second Half of Your Life Author: Schwab, Charles R. ISBN: 0-609-60562-3 Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Crown Published: December 26, 2000 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Amazon.com: As boomers reach midlife faster than a new Beatles CD can climb the charts, many are wondering if they'll have sufficient resources to comfortably make it through their golden years. Investment guru Charles Schwab's You're Fifty--Now What? addresses these concerns with a step-by-step road map to help the middle-aged assess where they're at, determine where they want to go, and pick the proper mix of investments to get there. "While getting older isn't a bad thing," Schwab writes, "being unprepared for it is. And by not understanding the financial part of your future, you sabotage yourself and limit your choices." Not surprisingly--given the author's background as founder of the discount brokerage that bears his name--the book contends that you have to remain an active investor for the rest of your life in order to make it financially over the long haul. To do so, it advocates using as aggressive an approach as you can comfortably handle, centered on a combination of broad-based index funds and actively managed mutual funds or individual stocks. With plenty of easy-to-use worksheets, Schwab helps you take stock of everything you've accumulated, determine how much it costs you to live now, and estimate what it will take to maintain that lifestyle into the future. The latter is determined by calculating everything from projected housing and tax obligations to food and entertainment expenses, while life-expectancy tables, inflation adjustment factors, and investment return rates allow you to see where you stand versus where you need to be. Schwab then addresses reaching these goals through a proper investment mix. (Sidebars explaining the basics guide even novices through these critical steps.) Additional chapters detail ways to develop a regular long-term cash flow, and suggest how to monitor its progress while making adjustments when necessary. There is also information on financial advisors, insurance, estate plans, and charitable giving, adding up to a wealth of specifics presented in a manner that virtually everyone should be able to understand and follow. --Howard Rothman From Publishers Weekly: Founder and chairman of a famous international brokerage, Schwab offers sound advice on basic personal finance topics faced by boomers and retirees, including estate planning, retirement cash flow and pension plans. The investing sections target inexperienced investors, with definitions of stocks and zero coupons, and worksheets for retirement budgets and portfolio benchmarks. A useful appendix includes advice on reading mutual fund prospectuses and selecting insurance. Schwab's breezy, non-threatening style and advertising backed by his company should ensure high visibility and bestseller list appearances. (Jan.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Investing Smart How to Pick Winning Stocks With Investor's Business Daily Author: Sethna, Dhun H. / O'Neil, William J. ISBN: 0-07-057872-9 Pages: 176 Format: Paperback Publisher: McGraw-Hill Published: May 1, 1997 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Book Description: Using Investor's Business Daily as his major source of investment information, Dhun Sethna tripled his portfolio in five years. In Investing Smart, Sethna shares what he's learned about picking stocks with the nation's fastest growing newspaper, unlocking the powerful money=making information in every edition. You'll discover where to look for winning stocks every day. . .which indicators to watch to avoid losses. . .the psychology of market behavior. . .and much more. The book delivers straightforward explanations of the complex and powerful forces which drive stock prices. All in all, it gives you the tools you need to invest wisely. How Chuck Taylor Got What He Wanted (And How You Can Too!) Author: Staats, William ISBN: 0-9627885-1-1 Pages: 253 Format: Paperback Publisher: Credit Counseling Services of Louisiana Published: 1996 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Chuck Taylor is an achiever. He wants certain things in life. Instead of lying dormant in his room everyday after school or swaying in his hammock with a cold drink during the lazy-hazy days of summer, he is doing something about it. And he has made some progress. Although he has not acquired everything on his "list of wants', he has acquired enough to make him content for the moment. His friends will attest to that. Compared to Chuck, they are not even close to fulfilling their quota on their "list of wants". Do they remind you of "you"? And does Chuck remind you of someone who seems to have the Midas Touch? If so, this book will tell you how Chuck did it. You will learn: * How to do what Chuck did even while you are still in school. * How to play the "game". * How to develop a plan of action. * How to earn money. * How to protect the things that you buy with your money. * How to use credit wisely. ...and much more. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Get Your Share The Everyday Woman's Guide to Striking it Rich in the Stock Market Author: Stav, Julie / Adamson, Deborah ISBN: 0-425-17392-5 Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Berkley Hardcover Published: April 10, 2000 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Los Angeles Times: Stav uses everyday analogies to cut through the intimidating aura of the stock market. Prince Charming Isn't Coming How Women Get Smart About Money Author: Stanny, Barbara ISBN: 0-670-86689-X Pages: 217 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Viking Adult Published: September 1, 1997 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 The Seattle Times: A heart-to-heart talk about the psychological and financial tools women need to take control of their economic destiny. Book Description: As the daughter of one of the founders of H&R Block, Barbara Stanny grew up depending on her father, and later her husband, to manage her money--until a devastating financial crisis became a dramatic wake-up call. She knew she had to take control. But how? Stanny began her inspirational journey to financial enlightenment by interviewing successful women from diverse backgrounds. As a result of her research, she discovered a surprising series of common-sense ideas that smart women shared. In this informative financial guidebook, Stanny uses these insights to show women how to go from feeling helpless to being knowledgeable and confident about money. Prince Charming Isn't Coming weaves together sensible advice, refreshing anecdotes, and the author's own poignant experiences. It addresses the psychological stumbling blocks that prevent many women from managing their own money and offers savvy, practical checklists to guide them toward financial stability. This is the book that can take any woman from an unsure future to a secure one--before a crisis strikes. It's Your Money The E*TRADE Step-by-Step Guide to Online Investing Author: Cotsakos, Christos M. ISBN: 0-06-662003-1 Pages: 234 Format: Paperback Publisher: Harper Collins Published: June 20, 2000 Condition: Price: USD $1.99