Popular Media Investing Advice And Why You Should Avoid It

This Element is an excerpt from Never Buy Another Stock Again: The Investing Portfolio That Will Preserve Your Wealth and Your Sanity (9780137071555) by David Gaffen. Available in print and digital formats. When the major financial media picks stocks, watch out and stay away! Here’s why... The fascination of stock picking won’t go away, no matter how much bear markets hammer the financially uneducated. It gets truly dangerous when a particular stock or sector or market attracts the media, which arrives long after smart investors did. Three professors wrote in the Financial Services Review that “professional analysts are successful with the momentum strategy but individual investors are not...”

This Element is an excerpt from It's About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print and digital formats. Why the best investment advice you ever get might be what not to do. Shortly after 9/11, a terrible period for all investors and advisors–for all Americans–Edward called to thank his advisor. “Thank me?” the advisor exclaimed. “Why? I feel terrible about our losses over the last year.” Edward said, “No, you don’t understand. You told me not to invest $600,000 in a private equity partnership I was seriously considering. I’ve just learned that investment was a total failure.”

What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the highest bidder. Spier's journey is similar to the thousands that flock to Wall Street every year with their shiny new diplomas, aiming to be King of Wall Street. Yet what Guy realized just in the nick of time was that the King really lived 1,500 miles away in Omaha, Nebraska. Spier determinedly set out to create a new career in his own way. Along the way he learned some powerful lessons which include: why the right mentors and partners are critical to long term success on Wall Street; why a topnotch education can sometimes get in the way of your success; that real learning doesn't begin until you are on your own; and how the best lessons from Warren Buffett have less to do with investing and more to do with being true to yourself. Spier also reveals some of his own winning investment strategies, detailing deals that were winners but also what he learned from deals that went south. Part memoir, part Wall Street advice, and part how-to, Guy Spier takes readers on a ride through Wall Street but more importantly provides those that want to take a different path with the insight, guidance, and inspiration they need to carve out their own definition of success.

Investment Traps Exposed helps investors and investment practitioners increase their awareness about the external and internal traps that they or their clients can encounter.

A simple guide to a smarter strategy for the individual investor A Wealth of Common Sense sheds a refreshing light on investing, and shows you how a simplicity-based framework can lead to better investment decisions. The financial market is a complex system, but that doesn't mean it requires a complex strategy; in fact, this false premise is the driving force behind many investors' market "mistakes." Information is important, but understanding and perspective are the keys to better decision-making. This book describes the proper way to view the markets and your portfolio, and show you the simple strategies that make investing more profitable, less confusing, and less time-consuming. Without the burden of short-term performance benchmarks, individual investors have the advantage of focusing on the long view, and the freedom to construct the kind of portfolio that will serve their investment goals best. This book proves how complex strategies essentially waste these advantages, and provides an alternative game plan for those ready to simplify. Complexity is often used as a mechanism for talking investors into unnecessary purchases, when all most need is a deeper understanding of conventional options. This book explains which issues you actually should pay attention to, and which ones are simply used for an illusion of intelligence and control. Keep up with—or beat—professional money managers Exploit stock market volatility to your utmost advantage Learn where advisors and consultants fit into smart strategy Build a portfolio that makes sense for your particular situation You don't have to outsmart the market if you can simply outperform it. Cut through the confusion and noise and focus on what actually matters. A Wealth of Common Sense clears the air, and gives you the insight you need to become a smarter, more successful investor.

Despite what the mainstream financial media wants to tell you. Investing is not an impossible game only the pros can master... In fact, Peter Lynch, named America's Most Successful Money Manager says that by using a reliable and repeatable investing process, ordinary investors can beat the pros. But here are 3 big mistakes inexperienced investors make... Mistake #1: Relying solely on social media and TV stock tipsters for their information Mistake #2: Rushing into "hot sectors" based on fear of missing out, and buying poor companies at overvalued prices Mistake #3: Panic selling for a loss the first time their stock goes down and missing out on gains when it rebounds to new highs Now here's the good news. By using our Rational Process Investing methodology, individual investors can make consistent long-term profits in the market. Founded on timeless principles used by legendary investors like Warren Buffett. You don't need a degree in finance. Nor do you need to spend hours each day glued to financial media. Just 2 hours per week is enough. Which means you can get a head start by following the simple advice laid out in this book. Even if you've never bought stocks before. So if you're kicking yourself for missing out on big gains. We'll show you how to find the next Facebook, Netflix or Amazon. Companies which can turn a modest investment of $500 into $30,000 or more. It's not always some obscure technology company either. There are amazing opportunities in industries many investors consider "boring" For example, if you had invested just $99 in Southwest Airlines when they first went public, you'd be sitting on over $82,000 today. Here's just a fraction of what you'll discover inside: The #1 mistake inexperienced investors make. Avoid this error and you will make money - Page 16 Forget Netflix, this company is going to be the real winner of the digital streaming boom - Page 111 Coca-Cola or PepsiCo - which is a better investment over the next 20 years? Page 121 The "Amazon of the Health Industry", on track for 100% gains in the next 18 months - Page 132 The truth about "buying the dip" Why most investors fail miserably at it, and what to do instead - Page 169 Your chance to buy "the next Berkshire Hathaway" for just 0.3% of the price of a single share of Warren Buffett's company - Page 93 This software company has been growing 5x faster than the S&P500 and you can still pick it up for less than $10 - Page 145 If we only had $500 to invest in a single company. This is what we'd buy - Page 81 ...and much, much more. Speaking of Southwest Airlines. If you had sold when share prices peaked, your $99 would be worth over $152,000. Which is why on Page 183 we show you when to sell your stocks for maximum profits. This is not a dense 600 page theoretical textbook. It's written in plain English and free from repetitive technical jargon. You'll find easy-to-follow advice, plus concrete examples of everything we teach. So even if you've never read a single investing book in your life. You will understand how to become a successful long-term investor. To kickstart your investing journey today, scroll up and click "add to cart"

Nofsinger identifies the most common investor mistakes through the prism of the world's most public investment catastrophes. Using other people's money and other people's disasters, "Investment Blunders" teaches a wide range of critical lessons every investor must learn.