Why Stocks Go Up (And Down : A Guide to Sound Investing) - Hardcover

Pike, William H.

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Synopsis

Discusses the major influences affecting the stock market, covers the fundamentals of investment, and looks at a sample stock over a period of eighteen years

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About the Author

Bill Pike is a former stock and bond fund manager at Fidelity Investments. He has taught the Boston Security Analysts' Society's introductory investments course for over 15 years.He is an M.I.T graduate with an M.B.A. from Columbia.

Review

Why Stocks Go Up (and Down) provides a sound understanding of the fundamentals of investing in stocks and bonds. The book details the basics of financial statements, public offerings, price/earnings ratios, cash flow, and more. It presents the knowledge that is necessary to get the most from many other excellent investment books which attempt to convey wisdom without first conveying adequate background knowledge. Used by the Boston Security Analyst's Society, the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts, and others in their introductory courses, this book lives up to its subtitle, "The book you need to understand other investment books." -- From the Publisher

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ISBN 10:  053886138X ISBN 13:  9780538861380
Publisher: Thomson Executive Press, 1996
Softcover