Risk Less and Prosper
Risk Less and Prosper

Author: Zvi Bodie

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-12-27

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1118014308

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A practical guide to getting personal investing right Somewhere along the way, something has gone very wrong with the way individuals save and invest. Too often, households are drawn in by promotional suggestions masquerading as impartial investment advice. Consumers get saddled with more risk than they realize. Authors Zvi Bodie and Rachelle Taqqu understand the dilemma that today's investors face, and with Risk Less and Prosper they will help you find your financial footing. Written in an accessible style, this practical guide skillfully explains why personal investing is all about you—your goals, your values and your career path. It shows how to understand investment risk and choose the particular blend of risk and safety that is right for you. And it lays out several simple yet powerful ways for small investors to cast a reliable safety net to achieve their financial goals and truly prosper. Coauthors Bodie and Taqqu challenge the myth that all investments require risk, then highlight some important risks that families often disregard when deciding where to put their money. Later, they connect the dots between investment and investor, showing us all how to grasp our own investment risk profiles and how we may use these insights to make more fitting investment choices. Outlines a straightforward way to invest by aligning your investments with your goals and the risk levels you can bear Provides basic investment abc's for readers who are otherwise literate Lays out a simple, actionable plan for achieving your goals Explains the role of risk-free assets and investment insurance in assuring that you reach your most essential goals Contrary to popular belief, investing doesn't have to be complicated. You can build wealth without taking great risks. Risk Less and Prosper will show you how to make investment decisions that will make your financial life less stressful and more profitable.

High Returns from Low Risk
High Returns from Low Risk

Author: Pim van Vliet

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-01-17

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1119351057

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Believing "high-risk equals high-reward" is holding your portfolio hostage High Returns from Low Risk proves that low-volatility, low-risk portfolios beat high-volatility portfolios hands down, and shows you how to take advantage of this paradox to dramatically improve your returns. Investors traditionally view low-risk stocks as safe but unprofitable, but this old canard is based on a flawed premise; it fails to see beyond the monthly horizon, and ignores compounding returns. This book updates the thinking and brings reality to modelling to show how low-risk stocks actually outperform high-risk stocks by an order of magnitude. Easy to read and easy to implement, the plan presented here will help you construct a portfolio that delivers higher returns per unit of risk, and explains how to achieve excellent investment results over the long term. Do you still believe that investors are rewarded for bearing risk, and that the higher the risk, the greater the reward? That old axiom is holding you back, and it is time to start seeing the whole picture. This book shows you, through deep historical simulation, how to reap the rewards of smarter investing. Learn how and why low-risk, low-volatility stocks beat the market Discover the formula that outperforms Greenblatt's Construct your own low-risk portfolio Select the right ETF or low-risk fund to manage your money Great returns and lower risk sound like a winning combination — what happens once everyone is doing it? The beauty of the low-risk strategy is that it continues to work even after the paradox is widely known; long-term investment success is possible for anyone who can shake off the entrenched wisdom and go low-risk. High Returns from Low Risk provides the proof, model and strategy to reign in your exposure while raking in the profit.

Least Risk Investing
Least Risk Investing

Author: Michael L Gay Mba Cfp

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-11

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1475943571

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While investing theories introduced decades ago have been repeatedly validated and have stood the test of time, our understanding of the financial markets has made huge advances in recent years. To benefit from these advances, however, most investors will need to unlearn much of what they think they know about investing. They will also need to learn to ignore most of the "wisdom" that spews from the hallowed halls of Wall Street, its salesmen posing as "advisors," and its agents in the media. Contrary to popular "wisdom," investing isn't about P/E ratios, or technical patterns, or momentum plays, or "5 star ratings," or the latest conflict in the Middle East. Investing is about probabilities and statistics: It's about maximizing the probability of meeting the goals you have set for the only life you have to live on this planet; it's about avoiding the (many) risks that have negative expected payoffs; and it's about exposing yourself only to those risks that have positive expected payoffs - and then, only to the extent that taking those risks buys you something of value (like a secure retirement, or a cabin in the woods). In investment management, there "IS" a right answer. There "IS" a best way to invest. There "IS" a proven methodology based on objective research which can vastly improve your odds of investment success. Most who take the time to review the research will significantly increase the probability of achieving their most valued financial goals, significantly decrease the level of risk in their portfolios and, ultimately, get more out of this grand experiment called life.

Low Rates High Returns
Low Rates High Returns

Author: Stephen Moriarty

Publisher:

Published: 2021-12

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781925927269

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Low Rates High Returns grew from the idea that investing is simple, but not easy. The aim of the book is to make the difficult part as easy as possible! When starting to take an interest in investing it's hard to know where to start and who to trust. This book, written by two investing experts, is an easy to follow guide.

Risk-Based and Factor Investing
Risk-Based and Factor Investing

Author: Emmanuel Jurczenko

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2015-11-24

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 0081008112

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This book is a compilation of recent articles written by leading academics and practitioners in the area of risk-based and factor investing (RBFI). The articles are intended to introduce readers to some of the latest, cutting edge research encountered by academics and professionals dealing with RBFI solutions. Together the authors detail both alternative non-return based portfolio construction techniques and investing style risk premia strategies. Each chapter deals with new methods of building strategic and tactical risk-based portfolios, constructing and combining systematic factor strategies and assessing the related rules-based investment performances. This book can assist portfolio managers, asset owners, consultants, academics and students who wish to further their understanding of the science and art of risk-based and factor investing. Contains up-to-date research from the areas of RBFI Features contributions from leading academics and practitioners in this field Features discussions of new methods of building strategic and tactical risk-based portfolios for practitioners, academics and students

Soldier of Finance
Soldier of Finance

Author: Jeff Rose

Publisher: AMACOM

Published: 2013-09-03

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 0814433294

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Too much debt? Not enough savings? It's time to become a battle-ready financial warrior, prepared to tackle any money challenge. Modeled on the Soldier's Handbook, which is issued to all new U.S. Army recruits, Soldier of Finance is a no-nonsense, military-style training manual to overcoming financial obstacles and building lasting wealth. Financial planner and experienced army veteran Jeff Rose has divided this book into 14 modules, each section covering an essential element of financial success. You will learn how to: Evaluate your position and commit to change Target and methodically eliminate debt Clean up your credit report Create tactical budgets Build emergency savings Invest for the short and long term Determine an affordable mortgage size, insurance needs, and more. Complete with tales from the trenches and useful tools including quizzes, debriefings, and more, Soldier of Finance is the survival guide you need to face down your finances and bring order and prosperity to your life.

Market Neutral Investing
Market Neutral Investing

Author: Eric Stokes

Publisher: Kaplan Publishing

Published: 2004-10-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780793194148

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It is the best investment strategy you've never heard of. The stock market still intrigues people, but shell-shocked individual investors have learned to be more savvy and realistic with their investments. There is no way to eliminate risk when stocks fluctuate, but risk can be reduced and even controlled. Geared to individual investors, Eric Stokes unravels the mysteries behind using market neutral investing principles, enabling readers to make money by using his proven low-risk, high-return balanced techniques. In addition to tips that cover beginning to intermediate investing topics, Stokes also presents the strategies behind market neutral investing in practical, easy-to-understand terms. Stocks go up and down, but investors shouldn't have to limit themselves to only one-half of the equation. Enter market neutral investing, where investors can take advantage of movement in both directions: long and short investing. Market Neutral Investing teaches investors: * How to implement this proven strategy, used since the 1940's by the most elite money managers. * What the three different types of portfolio risks are: company, sector, and market, and how to manage them. * How to sell a stock short and make money when a stock price declines. * What ""hedge funds"" are, how they operate, and what makes them attractive. * What the five simple measures of stock valuation are and how to use them.

Strong Towns
Strong Towns

Author: Charles L. Marohn, Jr.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1119564816

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A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Coffee Can Investing
Coffee Can Investing

Author: Saurabh Mukherjea

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2018-02-23

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 9353050014

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Most people invest in the usual assets: real estate, gold, mutual funds, fixed deposits and stock markets. It's always the same four or five instruments. All they end up making is a measly 8 to 12 per cent per annum. Those who are exceptionally unfortunate get stuck in the middle of a crash and end up losing a lot of money. What if there was another way? What if you could make not 10 not 15 but 20 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) on your investments? What if there was a way to grow your money four to five times whilst taking half the risk compared to the overall market? Bestselling author of Gurus of Chaos and The Unusual Billionaires, Saurabh Mukherjea puts his money where his mouth is. Saurabh follows the Coffee Can approach to high-quality, low-risk investing. His firm, Ambit Capital, is one the largest wealth managers in India which invests with this approach and delivers stupendous returns. In Coffee Can Investing, Saurabh will show you how to go about low-risk investments that generate great returns.