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Informationen zum Autor JASON ZWEIG is the investing and personal finance columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Previously, he was a senior writer for Money magazine and a guest columnist for Time magazine and CNN.com. Before joining Money in 1995, Zweig was the mutual funds editor at Forbes . A frequent commentator on television and radio, Zweig is also a popular public speaker who has addressed the American Association of Individual Investors, the Aspen Institute, the CFA Institute, the Morningstar Investment Conference, and university audiences at Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford. He serves on the editorial boards of Financial History magazine and the Journal of Behavioral Finance. Zweig has a BA from Columbia College, where he was awarded a John Jay National Scholarship. Klappentext "Jason Zweig knows your financial demons, where they live, why they're making you poor, and how you can beat them." ?William J. Bernstein With the value of the dollar sinking, bond yields drying up, giant investment banks collapsing, and stock markets crumbling, how can you ensure that your money will stay safe? By becoming better acquainted with the markets, the "professionals" who populate the field of finance, and, most importantly, yourself. While this may sound like simple advice, author Jason Zweig?the investing and personal finance columnist for the Wall Street Journal?knows how difficult this endeavor can be. But as a trusted voice in the financial community, he has helped thousands of investors achieve this goal, and now, with The Little Book of Safe Money, he wants to help you do the same. The Little Book of Safe Money is the perfect guide for those trying to make their way through today's tough markets. Topics covered include everything from investing behavior and why our minds come with their own set of biases that often prove harmful to the use of financial advisors. But this reliable resource goes one step further than the rest by questioning an investor's true appetite for risk. The Little Book of Safe Money also debunks many of the myths that whirl around Wall Street with chapters like "Hedge-Fund Hooey." Page by page, this timely book: Outlines strategies for satisfying our ever-changing investment appetites while focusing on a long-term financial plan Discusses both the external and internal forces that can hurt your investment performance?and how you can better deal with them Offers practical guidance, tools, and tips for surviving and thriving in a down market And much more In a straightforward and accessible style, Zweig peels away layer after layer of buzz words, emotion, and myths to reveal what's really going on in today's financial markets and how you can thrive under even the most adverse conditions. If you're serious about succeeding in today's turbulent markets, then The Little Book of Safe Money is what you should be reading. Zusammenfassung The Little Book of Safe Money acts as a guide for those trying to make their way through a down market. The topics covered include everything from investing behaviour (why our minds come with their own set of biases that often prove harmful) to the use of financial advisors (the good, the bad and the ugly). Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xv Introduction xxi Chapter One The Three Commandments 1 Chapter Two Solid, Liquid, or Gas? 5 Chapter Three You are an Egg 19 Chapter Four Keeping Your Cash from Turning into Trash 31 Chapter Five Guarantees are Not All They're Cracked Up to Be 45 Chapter Six Fixing Your Fixed Income 53 Chapter Seven Stocks for the Wrong Run 67 Chapter Eight Rules for Stock Investors to Live By 77 Chapter Nine Little Things Mean a Lot 89 Chapter Ten How to Get Your Kids through College without Going Broke 99 Chapter Eleven Wha...
