| Description |
xii, 1220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: PART I HOW TO INVEST YOUR MONEY: -- 30 KEY PERSONAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES -- -- Introduction -- Personal Investments at a Glance -- -- Annuity -- Bond, Corporate (Interest-Bearing) -- Closed-End Fund -- Collectibles -- Common Stock -- Convertible Security -- Exchange-Traded Funds -- Foreign Stocks and Bonds -- Futures Contract on a Commodity -- Futures Contract on an Interest Rate -- Futures Contract on a Stock Index -- Government Agency Security -- Life Insurance (Cash Value) -- Money Market Fund -- Mortgage-Backed (Pass-Through) Security -- Municipal Security -- Mutual Funds (Open End) -- Option Contract (Put or Call) -- Option Contract on a Futures Contract (Futures Option) -- Option Contract on an Interest Rate (Debt Option) -- Option Contract on a Stock Index -- Option Contract or Futures Contract on a Currency -- Precious Metals -- Preferred Stock (Nonconvertible) -- Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT and FREIT) -- Real Estate, Physical -- Savings Alternatives -- 'reasury Securities (Bills, Bonds, and Notes) -- Unit Investment Trust -- Zero-Coupon Security -- -- -- -- -- PART II HOW TO READ AN ANNUAL REPORT -- -- How to Read an Annual Report -- How to Read a Quarterly Report -- -- PART III HOW TO READ THE FINANCIAL PAGES -- -- How to Read the Financial Pages -- How to Read Ticker Tapes -- -- PART IV DICTIONARY OF FINANCE AND INVESTMENT -- -- How to Use This Dictionary Effectively -- Dictionary of Finance and Investment -- -- PART V FINANCE AND INVESTMENT READY REFERED -- -- Introduction -- -- 1. Sources of Information and Assistance -- Federal Regulatory Organizations in the United States -- and Canada -- U.S. State Attorneys General Offices -- U.S. State Banking Regulators -- U.S. State Insurance Regulators -- U.S. State Securities Regulators -- Canadian Provincial Agencies -- Finance and Investment Organizations -- Finance and Investment Publications -- Databases, Software, and Online Services for Investing -- and Financial Planning -- Online Services for Investing and Financial Planning -- Investment Web Sites -- -- 2. Major Financial Institutions -- Federal Reserve Banks -- Primary Government Securities Dealers -- Federal Home Loan Banks -- Commercial Banks -- Canadian Banks -- Thrift Institutions -- Canadian Trusts and Loans -- Life Insurance Companies -- Brokerage Firms -- Accounting Firms -- Securities and Derivatives Exchanges Around the World -- -- 3. Mutual Funds -- -- -- -- 4. Historical Data -- AMEX Composite Index -- Bond Buyer Index (20 bonds) -- Dow Jones Industrial Average -- Dow Jones Transportation Stock Average -- Dow Jones Utility Average -- Dow Jones Composite Average -- Gold (London Afternoon Fix Price) -- Nasdaq Composite Index -- New York Composite Index -- S&P 500 Stock Index -- S&P/TSE Composite Index -- Treasury Bill (3-Month) Yields -- Treasury Bond (30-Year) Yields -- Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index -- Consumer Price Index -- Discount Rate -- Federal Funds Rate -- Index of Leading Economic Indicators -- Money Supply (M-l) -- Prime Rate -- Producer Price Index -- Unemployment Rate (Civilian) -- -- 5. Publicly Traded Companies -- New York Stock Exchange 500 -- Nasdaq 100 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [1179]-1184) and index |
| Subject |
Finance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Investments -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Finance -- Dictionaries.
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Investments -- Dictionaries.
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Goodman, Jordan Elliot.
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| LC no. |
2002038595 |
| ISBN |
0764155547 alkaline paper |
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