High-Powered Investing All-in-One For Dummies E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
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• Sprache: Englisch

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

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Your key to success in high-end investments Looking for help making smarter, more profitable high-end investment decisions? Why buy 13 books that cover each of the major topics you need to understand, when High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies gives you 13 expert guides for the price of one? This hands-on resource arms you with an arsenal of advanced investing techniques for everything from stocks and futures to options and exchange-traded funds. You'll find out how to trade on the FOREX market, evaluate annuities, choose the right commodities, and buy into hedge funds. Plus, you'll get up to speed on using business fundamentals and technical analysis to help you make smarter decisions and maximize your returns. You'll also find ways to be as aggressive as your personality and bank account allow, without taking foolish or excessive risks. * Updated compilation is targeted at readers who already have a basic understanding of investing principles and who are looking for a reference to help them build a diversified portfolio * Offers a succinct framework and expert advice to help you make solid decisions and confidently invest in the marketplace The key to expanding your investment opportunities successfully is information. Whether you're just beginning to explore more advanced investing or have been dabbling in it for a while, High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies gives you the information, strategies, and techniques you need to make your financial dreams come true.

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High-Powered Investing All-in-One For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Book I: Getting Started with High-Powered Investing

Chapter 1: What Every Investor Should Know

Taking a Glance at Investment Options and Strategies

Surveying traditional investment vehicles

Considering high-end investment or speculation vehicles

Investigating investment strategies

Managing Investment Risks

Going for Brokers

Distinguishing between full-service and discount brokers

Picking among types of brokerage accounts

Looking at Indexes and Exchanges

Indexes: Tracking the market

Exchanges: Securities marketplaces

Chapter 2: Playing the Market: Stocks and Bonds

Starting with Stock Basics

Stocking Up

Choosing growth stocks

Investing for income

Getting Your Bond Basics

Maturity choices

Investment-grade or junk bonds

Individual bonds versus bond funds

Various types of yield

Total return — what matters most!

Exploring Your Bond Options

“Risk-free” investing: U.S Treasury bonds

Industrial returns: Corporate bonds

Lots of protection: Agency bonds

(Almost) tax-free havens: Municipal bonds

Chapter 3: Getting to Know Mutual Funds and ETFs

Going Over Mutual Fund Basics

Comparing open- and closed-end funds

Meeting myriad types of mutual funds

Loading up: Sales charges

Being a savvy mutual fund investor

The ABCs of ETFs

Looking at the positives and negatives

Getting in on the action

Managing risk with ETFs

Exploring ETF options

Chapter 4: All about Annuities

Introducing Annuities

Looking at how annuities work

Getting to know the participants

Noting common elements of all (or most) annuities

Deciding Whether an Annuity Is Right for You

Evaluating the pluses

Recognizing the minuses

Checking Out the Main Types of Annuities

Fixed deferred annuities

Indexed annuities

Variable annuities

Income annuities

Book II: Futures and Options

Chapter 1: Futures and Options Fundamentals

Getting the Lowdown on Futures Trading

Getting used to going short

Decoding a futures contract

Futures exchanges: Where the magic happens

Open-cry or electronic: Futures trading systems

The individual players: Hedgers and speculators

Choosing a futures broker

Getting Up to Speed on Options

Comparing call and put options

Uncovering an option's value

Calculating option risks

Taking stock of the U.S. options exchanges

Creating option contracts

Knowing a few important options trading rules

Choosing an options broker

Deciding Whether to Trade Futures or Options

Chapter 2: Being a Savvy Futures and Options Trader

Holding the Key: Interest Rates and the Money Supply

Respecting the role of central banks

Following the money supply

Digesting Economic Reports

The employment report

The Consumer Price Index

The Producer Price Index

The purchasing managers’ reports

Consumer confidence reports

The Beige Book

Housing starts

The Index of Leading Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product

Oil supply data

A bevy of other reports

(Psycho)-Analyzing the Market

Defining sentiment

Watching call and put activity

Using volatility to measure fear

Adding Technical Analysis to Your Toolbox

Chapter 3: Basic Trading Strategies

Trading on Margin

Looking at margin limits

Mulling over the multiple meanings of “margin”

Buying Calls

Understanding reasons and getting some pointers for buying calls

Calculating the break-even price for calls and puts

Using delta to time call-buying decisions

Following up after buying a call option

Writing Calls

Choosing to be naked or covered

Doing your homework

Protecting your trade by diversification

Following up after writing a call

Considering Basic Put Option Strategies

Making the most of your put option buys

Buying put options

Selling naked and covered puts

Exercising your put option

Dealing with a huge profit in a put option

Chapter 4: Advanced Speculation Strategies

Thinking Like a Contrarian

Picking apart popular sentiment surveys

Looking at trading volume as a sentiment indicator

Signaling a potential trend reversal: Open interest

Combining volume and open interest

Checking out put/call ratios as sentiment indicators

Using soft sentiment signs

Exploring Interest Rate Futures

Bonding with the universe

Going global with interest rate futures

Yielding to the curve

Deciding your time frame

Sticking to sound interest rate trading rules

Focusing on Stock Index Futures

Looking into fair value

Considering major stock index futures contracts

Book III: Commodities

Chapter 1: Getting an Overview of Commodities

Defining Commodities and Their Investment Characteristics

Gaining from inelasticity

Offering a safe haven for investors

Hedging against inflation

Taking time to bring new sources online

Moving in different cycles

Checking Out What's on the Menu

Energy

Metals

Agricultural products

Putting Risk in Perspective

Looking at the pitfalls of using leverage

Assessing the real risks behind commodities

Managing risk

Chapter 2: Adding Commodities to Your Portfolio

Checking Out Methods for Investing in Commodities

Buying commodity futures

Accessing commodity markets via funds

Investing in commodity companies

Making physical commodity purchases

Owning a piece of an exchange

Examining the Major Commodity Exchanges

Exchanges in the United States

A sampling of international exchanges

Regulatory organizations for commodity exchanges

Opening an Account and Placing Orders

Choosing the right account

Placing orders

Chapter 3: The Power House: Making Money in Energy

Investing in Crude Oil

Facing the crude realities

Making big bucks with big oil

Trading Natural Gas

Recognizing natural gas applications

Investing in natural gas

Bowing to Ol’ King Coal

Considering coal reserves and production

Investing in coal

Looking at Other Energy Sources

Embracing nuclear power

Trading electricity

Tapping into renewable energy sources

Putting Your Money in Energy Companies

Profiting from oil exploration and production

Investing in refineries

Chapter 4: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals

Going for the Gold

Measuring and valuing gold

Buying into the gold market

Taking a Shine to Silver

Assessing silver applications

Getting a sliver of silver in your portfolio

Putting Your Money in Platinum

Poring over some platinum facts

Going platinum

Adding Some Steel to Your Portfolio

Getting the steely facts

Holding stock in steel companies

Including Aluminum in Your Investments

Considering aluminum companies

Trading aluminum futures

Seeing the Strengths of Copper

Investing in copper companies

Buying copper futures contracts

Appreciating Palladium

Keeping an Eye on Zinc

Noting the Merits of Nickel

Putting Stock in Diversified Mining Companies

Chapter 5: Down on the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products

Profiting from the Softs: Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice

Feeling the buzz from coffee

Heating up your portfolio with cocoa

Being sweet on sugar

Squeezing healthy profits from orange juice

Trading Ags: Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans

Fields of dreams: Corn

The bread basket: Wheat

Masters of versatility: Soybeans

Making Money Trading Livestock

Staking a claim on cattle

Seeking fat profits on lean hogs

Book IV: Foreign Currency Trading

Chapter 1: Your Forex Need-to-Know Guide

Getting a Quick Overview of Currency Trading

Entering the interbank market

Trading in the interbank market

Looking at liquidity

Meeting the key players: Hedgers, hedge funds, big-time investors, and you

Checking Out Currency Pairs and Prices

Introducing currency pairs

Reading currency prices

Around the World in a Trading Day

Opening the trading week

Trading in the Asia-Pacific session

Trading in the European/London session

Trading in the North American session

The Mechanics of Currency Trading

Grasping the long, short, and square of it

Understanding rollovers