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10 Minute Guide to Mutual Funds

by Werner Renberg     -MFI Columnist!-

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All About Bond Funds: A Complete Guide For Today's Investors

by Werner Renberg     -MFI Columnist!-

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All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started
by Esme Faerber

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Barbarians at the Gate : The Fall of Rjr Nabisco

by Bryan Burrough, John Helyar

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Published by Harpercollins (Paper)
Publication date: January 1,1991
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ISBN: 0060920386

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The Beardstown Ladies' Common-Sense Investment Guide : How We Beat the Stock Market-And How You Can Too

by Beardstown Ladies Investment Club, Leslie Whitaker

Volume 1; 1 Ed
Hardcover, 232 pages
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Published by Hyperion
Publication date: January 1,1995
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The 100 Best Mutual Funds You Can Buy 1997 : Includes Money Market Funds (Serial)

by Gordon K. Williamson

1997 Ed.
Paperback, 320 pages
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Published by Adams Pub
Publication date: October 1,1996
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Beating the Street/Cassettes

by Peter Lynch

Cassettes Edition
Audio Cassette
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Published by Simon & Schuster (Audio)
Publication date: April 1,1993
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Beyond Stocks

  by John F. Merrill

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Hardcover, 288 pages
Published by Tanglewood Pub
Publication date: September 1997
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Bogle on Mutual Funds : New Perspectives for the Intelligent Investor

by John C. Bogle

Hardcover, 320 pages
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Published by Irwin Professional Pub
Publication date: October 1,1993
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ISBN: 1556238606

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A Commonsense Guide to Mutual Funds (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf)

by Mary Rowland

1 Ed
Hardcover, 227 pages
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Published by Irwin Professional Pub
Publication date: March 1,1996
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to 401(K) Plans

    by Wayne G. Bogosian, Dee Lee, Robert Clark


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Paperback, 346 pages
Published by Macmillan General Reference
Publication date: January 1998
Dimensions (in inches): 0.90 x 9.12 x 7.38
ISBN: 002861948X

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Money With Mutual Funds

by Alan Lavine, Gail Liberman, Christy Heady      -MFI Columnists!-

Paperback
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Published by Alpha Books
Publication date: January 1996
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Consumer Reports Mutual Funds Book

by Greg Daugherty, Editors of Consumer Reports Books

Hardcover
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Published by Consumer Reports Books
Publication date: May 1,1994
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ISBN: 0890437238

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Fidelity's World : The Secret Life and Public Power of the Mutual Fund Giant

by Diana B. Henriques

Hardcover, 416 pages
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Published by Scribner
Publication date: October 1,1995
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Global Bargain Hunting : The Investor's Guide to Profits in Emerging Markets

  by Burton G. Malkiel, J. P. Mei

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Hardcover, 256 pages
Published by Simon & Schuster
Publication date: January 1, 1998
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The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities (5th Ed)

by Frank J. Fabozzi (Editor)

5th Edition
Hardcover
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Published by Irwin Professional Pub
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How I Trade for a Living
by Gary Smith     -MFI Community Member!-

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Hardcover (October 1999)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471355143 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.30 x 6.38

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Index Mutual Funds : Profiting from an Investment Revolution

by W. Scott Simon

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Hardcover
Published by Namborn Pub Co
Publication date: January 1998
ISBN: 0966117271

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Investor's Business Daily Guide to the Markets

by Investor's Business Daily

Paperback, 325 pages
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Published by John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: November 1996
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ISBN: 0471154822

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Liar's Poker : Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street

by Michael Lewis

Hardcover, 249 pages
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Published by W W Norton & Co
Publication date: October 1,1989
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ISBN: 0393027503

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Love, Marriage & Money

Understanding and Achieving Financial Compatibility Before and After-You Say 'I Do
by Gail Liberman, Alan Lavine
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Paperback, 160 pages
Published by Dearborn Trade
Publication date: May 1998
ISBN: 0793126614

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Mutual Fund Investing on the Internet

by Peter G. Crane

Paperback, 350 pages
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Published by Ap Professional
Publication date: January 1,1997
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Mutual Funds on the Net : Making Money Online

by Paul B. Farrell

Paperback, 400 pages
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Published by John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: March 1,1997
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ISBN: 0471174866

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION: TEN STEPS TO SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO OF WINNING FUNDS
Step One: Understanding Mutual Funds the Perfect Investment
Step Two: The Key to Successful Financial Planning
Step Three: The Formula for Building a Winning Fund Portfolio
Step Four: Learning How to Navigate the Major Types of Funds
Step Five: How and Where to Find All the Financial Data You'll Ever Need
Step Six: Using the Best Power Tools: Software, Online, and Internet
Step Seven: The Best Investment Strategies to Help You Beat the Pros
Step Eight: Picking Superstar Funds and Top-Gun Managers
Step Nine: Choosing from the Top-20 Mutual Fund Families
Step Ten: New Mutual Funds Networks One-Stop Shopping on the Net
Epilogue: The Future Is Already Here: You've Got the Power; Do It Yourself
Appendix
Index.
 
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street : Including a Life-Cycle Guide to Personal Investing

by Burton Gordon Malkiel

6th Ed
Hardcover
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Published by W W Norton & Co
Publication date: November 1,1995
Dimensions (in inches): 9.44 x 6.36 x 1.63
ISBN: 0393038882

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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments from Earlier Editions
1. Firm Foundations and Castles in the Air
2. The Madness of Crowds
3. Stock Valuation from the Sixties into the Nineties
4. The Firm-Foundation Theory of Stock Prices
5. Technical and Fundamental Analysis
6. Technical Analysis and the Random-Walk Theory
7. How Good Is Fundamental Analysis?
8. A More Deliberate Walk Down Street: Is the Stock Market Predictable After All?
9. Modern Portfolio and Capital-Asset Pricing Theory
10. The Current State of the Art: Beyond Beta
11. How Pork Bellies Acquired an Ivy League Suit: A Primer on Derivatives
12. A Fitness Manual for Random Walkers
13. The Determinants of Stock and Bond Returns and How You Can Roughly Project the Future
Returns from Financial Assets
14. A Life-Cycle Guide to Investing
15. Three Giant Steps Down Wall Street
A Random Walker's Address Book and Reference Guide to Mutual Funds
Bibliography
Index

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Serious Money, Straight Talk About Investing for Retirement

by Richard A. Ferri CFA     -MFI Columnist!-

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coverThe Unofficial Guide to Investing

by Lynn O'Shaughnessy     -MFI Columnist!-

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The Visual Investor : How to Spot Market Trends

by John J. Murphy

Cd-Rom Edition
Hardcover
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Published by John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: November 1,1996
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ISBN: 0471144479

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Synopsis:
The host of the popular CNBC program Tech Talk with John Murphy introduces readers to the art and science of visual analysis, explaining in terms that non-professionals can understand how to track the ups and downs of stock prices by visually comparing charts, instead of relying on abstruse mathematical formulas and rarefied technical concepts. 50 charts & tables.

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1. What Is Visual Investing?
Ch. 2. The Trend Is Your Friend
Ch. 3. Pictures That Tell a Story
Ch. 4. Your Best Friend in a Trend
Ch. 5. Is It Overbought or Oversold?
Ch. 6. How to Have the Best of Both Worlds
Ch. 7. Market Linkages
Ch. 8. Stock Sectors
Ch. 9. Relative Strength and Rotation
Ch. 10. Sectors and Industry Groups
Ch. 11. Mutual Funds
Ch. 12. Global Investing
Getting Started
Resources
Appendix A. Market Breadth
Appendix B. Japanese Candlesticks
Glossary
Index

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Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets : A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications

by John J. Murphy

1 Edition
Hardcover, 556 pages
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Published by Prentice Hall Trade
Publication date: July 1,1987
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ISBN: 013898008X

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Equity Fund Outlook

Momentum mutual fund investing at its best! Those who followed editor Thurman Smith’s advice enjoyed a 15.4% average annual return over the last five years. His model portfolios were number one among the 23 general purpose fund newsletters covered in the Hulbert Financial Digest from 1991 to 1996. The compound rate of annual return averaged 4.1 percentage points more than that of the S&P 500. Smith’s portfolio advice is a model of clarity: subscribers are given advance notice of the precise date on which a transaction is to take place. He gives portfolio followers two weeks between the sale of one fund and the purchase of its replacement - ample time to receive a check from the redeemed fund and reinvest the proceeds in the new fund. Equity Fund Outlook is quick to tell subscribers about promising new funds in almost every new issue.

Closed-End Fund Digest and Real Estate Securities

Analyst/Editor Patrick Winton is well known for providing his subscribers with thoughtful ways to generated above-average returns from funds trading at a deep discounts to their net asset value. His balanced, global, taxable and tax-free model portfolios represent one of the true under-appreciated values in the securities markets.

That’s just the beginning. Winton also publishes his exclusive database of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in each issue. These limited partnerships delivered a 35.7% average return for 1996 according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. And they’re getting intense financial press coverage for their potential to deliver in the future. Winton’s valuable performance data and buy/sell/hold recommendations in his database of 82 REITs can be a valuable decision tool if you’re looking for growth as well as dividends.

All Star Funds

Editor Ron Rowland puts the performance of his six model portfolios on the front page of his newsletter. Why? They’re impressive. Last year, his recommendations turned in the #1 performance of the 45 newsletters devoted to mutual funds over the past one- and three-year periods ending 12/ 31/96 according to the long-term performance ratings of The Hulbert Financial Digest. "During its six years of publication, a compost of the newsletter portfolios produced a cumulative gain of +254% for an average annual return of 23.5%. The top performing single-sector portfolio had a cumulative gain of +385.7% resulting in an average annual return of +30.1%," observed Mark Hulbert. Subscribers get six portfolios of recommended funds, a weekly email update hotline, and rankings for Fidelity, no-load equity, sector, bond, gold and index fund rankings.

No-Load Fund Analyst

Editor Ken Gregory takes an unconventional view of mutual fund selection by redefining risk as the probability of loss, not just volatility. That’s the proprietary criteria behind the four model portfolios of mutual fund selections that consistently beat the market on a risk-adjusted basis according to Hulbert Financial Digest data. As Mark Hulbert writes in his assessment of No-Load Fund Analyst: "From the beginning of 1990 through October 31, 1996, the smallest two-year gain for this service’s Conservative/Income-Oriented portfolio was +15.5%. For this newsletter’s Conservative/Not Income-Oriented portfolio the smallest two-year gain was +15.1%. And for the letter’s Long-Term Conservative Growth portfolio the smallest three-year gain over this period was +27.1%." Subscribers receive timely updates of no-load fund model portfolios, asset class evaluation and insights into mutual fund management strategies and key fund management changes.

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