Yes, You Can Time the Market!
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471430161 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Written for the investor who wants to preserve capital and build wealth steadily, this book offers prudent, bedrock advice for anyone who can no longer afford to play games with their money.. Economist, actor, author, and former quiz show host Ben Stein teamed up with investment psychologist Phil DeMuth to examine a century of stock market data and discovered a profound and original investment truth: Yes, you can time the market! In their instant investment classic Yes, You Can Time the Market!, Stein and DeMuth show investors simple, readily available measurements that tell them when it's time to invest in stocks, bonds, real estate, or cash
"Still updating graphs?" according to Richard H. von Lehe. I own the book and I appreciate the ability to gauge the market's relative valuation using the graphs provided online. The reason I'm posting here is more to ask: have the graphs stopped being updated? I go to [] and see that the last graph is from 12/Still updating graphs? I own the book and I appreciate the ability to gauge the market's relative valuation using the graphs provided online. The reason I'm posting here is more to ask: have the graphs stopped being updated? I go to [] and see that the last graph is from 12/31/15.. 1/15.. cs"Savvy advice that can make and preserve a fortune, long-term" according to cs211. Stein and DeMuth succeed impressively in their primary aim, which is to prove that there are better times than others to invest in the stock market, and that a market timer who pays attention to the signals they describe can achieve significantly higher returns than a steady investor who buys in regardless of price. To determine whether the market is over- or under-priced, they rely upon valuation methods that will please the heart of a classically trained economist or business school student: price, P/E ratio, dividend rate, and price-to-book, comparing today's figures to the 15. 11 said Savvy advice that can make and preserve a fortune, long-term. Stein and DeMuth succeed impressively in their primary aim, which is to prove that there are better times than others to invest in the stock market, and that a market timer who pays attention to the signals they describe can achieve significantly higher returns than a steady investor who buys in regardless of price. To determine whether the market is over- or under-priced, they rely upon valuation methods that will please the heart of a classically trained economist or business school student: price, P/E ratio, dividend rate, and price-to-book, comparing today's figures to the 15. "A guide to investment sanity" according to Craig Matteson. Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth make a strong and easy to understand case for the power of price and the consideration of value in making investment decisions. I am sure that more people are willing to listen to these arguments today than were willing to them in the fevered investment climate of a few years ago. However, I wonder if they will forget the next time the fever hits. Those that forget will simply make more opportunities for capital gains than those that remember and stay disciplined.While the authors say they are using "technical" analysis to illustrate the principles they
In between the sizable chunks of data, Stein and DeMuth drop in bits of advice, e.g., pay more attention to the S&P 500's trends than frequently slippery P/E ratios; invest in bonds before stocks-they're more stable; and always, always buy low. This is no get-rich-quick scheme, merely a case being made to, in essence, treat the Street like many fans treat baseball: work the numbers. Some of the better nuggets: "Does the word `synergy' appear in the prospectus? Run!"; "Never accept any unsolicited financial advice"; and "Do not invest in a store because you see a lot of customers there at the mall or because you like the coffee or blue jeans or j