Provides data and analysis of the companies in the world-famous S&P 500 index, one of the most watched financial indexes in the world. This title provides top investment professionals with information on earnings, dividends, and share prices; stock picks in various categories; and company addresses and numbers, along with names of top officers.
Individual investors, money managers, analysts, brokers, and financial writers and editors all turn to Standard & Poor's for securities information that is second to none. This updated volume includes exclusive rankings and details on America's top companies and their stocks.
Provides information on activity, recent developments, sales history, earnings, dividends, share prices, and rankings for five hundred top corporations
This book is about letting the little guy do what the big guy has always done. Hedge funds, pension funds, and other institutions have always used relative strength investing to rack up big returns, yet the methodology has never been presented to the individual investor as a viable, easy-to-understand investment strategy, as it is in this book.
The rewards of carefully chosen alternative investments can be great. But many investors don’t know enough about unfamiliar investments to make wise choices. For that reason, financial advisers Larry Swedroe and Jared Kizer designed this book to bring investors up to speed on the twenty most popular alternative investments: Real estate, Inflation-protected securities, Commodities, International equities, Fixed annuities, Stable-value funds, High-yield (junk) bonds, Private equity (venture capital), Covered calls, Socially responsible mutual funds, Precious metals equities, Preferred stocks, Convertible bonds, Emerging market bonds, Hedge funds, Leveraged buyouts, Variable annuities, Equity-indexed annuities, Structured investment products, Leveraged funds The authors describe how the investments work, the pros and cons of each, which to consider, which to avoid, and how to get started. Swedroe and Kizer evaluate each investment in terms of: Expected returns Volatility Distribution of returns Diversification potential Fees Trading and operating expenses Liquidity Tax efficiency Account location Role in an asset-allocation program Any investor who is considering or just curious about investment opportunities outside the traditional world of stocks, bonds, and bank certificates of deposit would be well-advised to read this book.
The latest critical data for making superior investing decisions--from the world's most respected financial index The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is the most watched index in America--if not the world. Whether you're an individual investor purchasing stocks, an executive researching corporate competitors, or a job seeker looking for concise and up-to-the-minute overviews of potential employers, you'll find the critical, often hard-to-find information you need in Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2011 Edition. Easy to use and packed with market intelligence on all 500 companies listed in the S&P 500 Index, this authoritative reference includes: Information on the bluest of blue chip stocks, from Abbott Labs and GE to Microsoft and Yahoo! Summaries of each company's business activity, sales history, and recent developments Earnings and dividends data, with four-year price charts Exclusive Standard & Poor’s Quality Rankings (from A+ to D) New introduction by David M. Blitzer, Ph.D., Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee, Standard & Poor's In addition, you get unique at-a-glance details about: Stocks with A+ Quality Rankings Companies with five consecutive years of earnings increases--a key indicator of strong long-term performance Per share data, income statement analyses, and balance sheet overviews of each company covered Put the comprehensive, updated data and analysis expertise of the world's premier securities information firm at your fingertips with Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2011 Edition.
