The small investor's step-by-step plan for low-risk, high-return investing, revised and updated to reflect recent changes in tax laws.

The small investor's step-by-step plan for low-risk, high-return investing, revised and updated to reflect recent changes in tax laws.

The small investor's step-by-step plan for low-risk, high-return investing, revised and updated to reflect recent changes in tax laws.

Now with the latest and safest strategies for smart investing in the new economy A perennial bestseller, Nancy Dunnan's How to Invest $50-$5,000 has been a trusted advisor for more than two decades. But never before has the economy changed so radically in so short a time. This new edition reflects the latest, smartest strategies for small investing in the current economy, and has fully updated information on all of the recent changes in federal regulations and laws. Covering the full range of small investing—from selecting a bank to choosing specific investments to making sense of financial pages—Dunnan guides even the most inexperienced investor through the maze of stocks, bonds, treasuries, mutual funds, and more. Now more than ever, How to Invest $50–$5,000 is an indispensable handbook for small investors—pointing the way toward the best low-risk, high-value opportunities available in the current U.S. economy.

Written specifically with the beginning investor in mind, this book is the most accessible and complete guide ever published on low-risk, high-value investments. This updated edition includes all-new information: Taking advantage of the latest in internet information and on-line trading Maximizing your 401(k) investments Ways to save and pay for college (before or after graduation) Turning up high yields in safe places This seventh edition of How to Invest $50--$5,000 shares Nancy Dunnan's years of financial expertise. Written in an easy-to-follow format so that even the most inexperienced investor can understand today's markets.

Investment professional Larry E. Swedroe describes the crucial difference between "active" and "passive" mutual funds, and tells you how you can win the investment game through long-term investments in such indexes as the S&P 500 instead of through the active buying and selling of stocks. A revised and updated edition of an investment classic, The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need remains clear, understandable, and effective. This edition contains a new chapter comparing index funds, ETFs, and passive asset class funds, an expanded section on portfolio care and maintenance, the addition of Swedroe's 15 Rules of Prudent Investing, and much more. In clear language, Swedroe shows how the newer index mutual funds out-earn, out-perform, and out-compound the older funds, and how to select a balance "passive" portfolio for the long hail that will repay you many times over. This indispensable book also provides you with valuable information about: - The efficiency of markets today - The five factors that determine expected returns of a balanced equity and fixed income portfolio - Important facts about volatility, return, and risk - Six steps to building a diversified portfolio using Modern Portfolio Theory - Implementing the winning strategy - and more.