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"With the prevailing wisdom changing on an almost daily basis, Burton G. Malkiel's reassuring and vastly informative volume remains the best investment guide money can buy. In a time of increasing inequality, when high-frequency traders and hedge-fund managers seem to tower over the average investor, Burton G. Malkiel's classic and gimmick-free investment guide is now more necessary than ever. Rather than tricks, what you'll find here is a time-tested...

"The bestselling stock-investing guide has been thoroughly revised-helping you dramatically improve your performance in the new world of investing If you're a novice investor, Understanding Stocks provides everything you need to start out strong. This comprehensive beginner's guide covers all the fundamentals-market language, players, rules, strategies, and environment-and helps you build a solid portfolio by developing the right balance between risk...

In Morningstar’s Guide to Selecting Stocks, Pat Dorsey, Director of Stock Analysis at Morningstar, will outline the rigorous process through which he, and the company review and select stocks. With the market beginning to rebound, investors are starting to return. But, smart investors will avoid the stock selection methods used during the go-go years - drawing pictures on a price chart, mood readings, and the like - that got them into so much trouble....

"Good Stocks Cheap provides a low-risk, easy-to-understand approach to the money management style that has made value investors like Warren Buffet and Seth Klarman so rich. Marshall's proven framework integrates the three disciplines that successful value investors rely upon - finance, strategy, and psychology - to help you crush standard returns over the long run. This model works in overheated markets by showing which companies are likely to excel...

For beginners and more experienced investors alike, Wall Street Money Machine is a dynamic and innovative guide to understanding Wall Street and making it work for you. Wade B. Cook's is a classic rags-to-riches story: he started out as a cab driver, then became a real estate investor, author, and educator, and he is now a renowned stock market cash-flow strategist. Wall Street Money Machine teaches listeners the secrets of his phenomenal success....

"An accessible, and intuitive, guide to stock valuation. Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is to buy, sell, or hold. In The Little Book of Valuation, expert Aswath Damodaran explains the techniques in language that any investors can understand, so you can make better investment decisions when reviewing stock research reports and engaging in independent efforts to value and pick stocks. Page by page, Damodaran...