The Lazy Person S Guide To Investing

This book by a columnist from MarketWatch.com is designed to ease the common anxieties people have about their financial investments--without taking up all of their time. Illustrations, graphs and charts throughout.

The irreverent guide to investing, Boglehead style The Boglehead's Guide to Investing is a DIY handbook that espouses the sage investment wisdom of John C. Bogle. This witty and wonderful book offers contrarian advice that provides the first step on the road to investment success, illustrating how relying on typical "common sense" promoted by Wall Street is destined to leave you poorer. This updated edition includes new information on backdoor Roth IRAs and ETFs as mainstream buy and hold investments, estate taxes and gifting, plus changes to the laws regarding Traditional and Roth IRAs, and 401k and 403b retirement plans. With warnings and principles both precisely accurate and grandly counterintuitive, the Boglehead authors show how beating the market is a zero-sum game. Investing can be simple, but it's certainly not simplistic. Over the course of twenty years, the followers of John C. Bogle have evolved from a loose association of investors to a major force with the largest and most active non-commercial financial forum on the Internet. The Boglehead's Guide to Investing brings that communication to you with comprehensive guidance to the investment prowess on display at Bogleheads.org. You'll learn how to craft your own investment strategy using the Bogle-proven methods that have worked for thousands of investors, and how to: Choose a sound financial lifestyle and diversify your portfolio Start early, invest regularly, and know what you're buying Preserve your buying power, keeping costs and taxes low Throw out the "good" advice promoted by Wall Street that leads to investment failure Financial markets are essentially closed systems in which one's gain garners another's loss. Investors looking for a roadmap to successfully navigating these choppy waters long-term will find expert guidance, sound advice, and a little irreverent humor in The Boglehead's Guide to Investing.

The rewards of carefully chosen alternative investments can be great. But many investors don’t know enough about unfamiliar investments to make wise choices. For that reason, financial advisers Larry Swedroe and Jared Kizer designed this book to bring investors up to speed on the twenty most popular alternative investments: Real estate, Inflation-protected securities, Commodities, International equities, Fixed annuities, Stable-value funds, High-yield (junk) bonds, Private equity (venture capital), Covered calls, Socially responsible mutual funds, Precious metals equities, Preferred stocks, Convertible bonds, Emerging market bonds, Hedge funds, Leveraged buyouts, Variable annuities, Equity-indexed annuities, Structured investment products, Leveraged funds The authors describe how the investments work, the pros and cons of each, which to consider, which to avoid, and how to get started. Swedroe and Kizer evaluate each investment in terms of: Expected returns Volatility Distribution of returns Diversification potential Fees Trading and operating expenses Liquidity Tax efficiency Account location Role in an asset-allocation program Any investor who is considering or just curious about investment opportunities outside the traditional world of stocks, bonds, and bank certificates of deposit would be well-advised to read this book.

Within this easy-to-use, need-to-know, no-frills guide to building financial well-being is advice for long-term wealth creation and happiness, without all the worries and fuss of stock pickers and day traders.

An Amazing Collection Of Investing Knowledge Jam-Packed With Everything You Need To Complete Creative Real Estate Deals - FAST With the L.A.Z.Y. method of Real Estate investing, you utilize proven creative investing and marketing methods to leverage your time and effort to create massive income in only a few hours per week. HERE'S WHAT YOU GET... 159 Page Creative Real Estate Investing Manual - from the basics and traditional to the most creative investing techniques ever conceived in Real Estate Investing, this manual covers them all! + Includes tips, tricks, systems and methods to get you the most profit from every deal, while eliminating the work and worry for yourself and everyone working with you! ($297 Value) + 10 Key Points Real Estate Investors Say To Sellers To Get Deals In Any Market Condition, Page 109 + FSBO, FLIP, SAMS, SFR, REIC, REIT, REO, LTV, BPO, LTA, WBHS, DOS, AITD And More Explained + How To Get Repairs Done On A Property With No Money Out Of Pocket, Page 96 + How To Shock Property Owners And Make Them Happy To Work With You, Page 79 + Buy Real Estate Without Cash - 17 Ways Explained, Page 95 + Negative Amortization Loans - Learn To Love Them, Page 113 + No Money Down Payments - 17 Ways Explained In Detail, Page 95 Make Money In Real Estate Without Money Or Credit - Transact The Deal And Get PAID! + 10 Strategies To Reduce/Eliminate Your Taxes On Real Estate Investments, Page 143 + Seventeen Ways To Creative Down Payments - No Money Out Of Pocket Real Estate Transactions, Page 95 + The Most Important Thing You Will Ever Put In Writing, Page 19 + Understand The Money, Control The Deal. Page 28 + What "Due On Sale" Is And Means To An Active Real Estate Investor (And How To Get Around It) Page 116 + How To Offer "More Than Cash" And Get MORE Deals Pg 115 + A Cure For "Analysis Paralysis" Pg 124 PLUS... + A 6-step system to guarantee you make money on every deal + 8 Creative Payment structures for maximum Flexibility on your offers + Time-Tested steps to get Motivated Sellers saying "Yes" and aching to work with you + Forms, Contracts and Dialogues of what to say to Sellers and Buyers in any situation + 49 'Chicken Clauses' to get your best deal every time (and get you out cleanly should the need arise!) + 10-step "Break Even" system to make sure you never have negative cash flow on any deal + 6-step to quickly find Bargain Properties + 16 Field-Proven Methods to Find Deals Everywhere - right from your chair + Minimal paperwork, Loads of CA$H, and No Repairs + How to reduce taxes to the absolute legal minimum + The REAL Story about Flips - from someone that does them everyday... + My #1 ad (pulls in dozens of deals and put over $428,000 in my pocket in one year - works over and over for my students around the world!). + Powerful tips, techniques and take-it-to-the-bank details to fund deals quickly - 17 ways (14 are NO MONEY DOWN) AND MORE... The Lazy Investor's Guide to Real Estate Investing Ultimate Collection of the Hottest Methods That Work for Real Estate Investing Today "The Lazy Investor's Guide To Real Estate Investing" 159 Page Creative Real Estate Investing Manual SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY!

Save money. Retire early. The lazy way. So you've heard of lazy investing? But you're not quite sure what it's all about? You want to invest your money wisely, while avoiding crazy high fees and shady brokers? You know you need to save for retirement, but you don't know how? If this sounds like you, then The Lazy Investors' Guide is exactly what you need! Investing doesn't have to be as difficult as it's usually made out to be. There's got to be an easier way to do it right, with minimal effort, and end up ahead in the race. Investing has got to be less about paying fees to others (Brokers and Advisors), and more about paying YOURSELF. There is. It's called Lazy Investing. So dive in and discover: - We'll reveal some popular Myths about the stock market, and expose them as being just that - "myths" that prevent YOU from making money in stocks - We'll introduce you to what Lazy Investing is all about and why it makes so much sense - You'll get to see, up close, some great examples of Lazy Investing building blocks and what they can do of your portfolio - We'll walk you through the decision making process of whether Lazy Investing is really right for you - And last, but certainly not least, you'll get an inside look at the Ultimate Lazy Investors Portfolio - several versions of them actually! Not only that, but we've put together a "Lazy Investors Toolbox" for you at the end of the book. You'll find some excellent checklists and questionnaires that you can use to define, refine and improve your personal Lazy investment style and Lazy Portfolio.

Written for beginner investors, the book details a step-by-step plan for you to gradually accumulate wealth over time without falling victim to the high fees many beginner investors pay. A strategy simple enough for anyone to understand and one that runs on "autopilot" once it's set up.

What if there were a way to cut through all the financial mumbo-jumbo? Wouldn't it be great if someone could really explain to us-in plain and simple English-the basics we must know about investing in order to insure our financial freedom? At last, here's good news. Jargon-free and written for all investors-experienced, beginner, and everyone in between-The Investment Answer distills the process into just five decisions-five straightforward choices that can lead to safe and sound ways to manage your money. When Wall Street veteran Gordon Murray told his good friend and financial advisor, Dan Goldie, that he had only six months to live, Dan responded, "Do you want to write that book you've always wanted to do?" The result is this eminently valuable primer which can be read and understood in one sitting, and has advice that benefits you, not Wall Street and the rest of the traditional financial services industry. The Investment Answer asks readers to make five basic but key decisions to stack the investment odds in their favor. The advice is simple, easy-to-follow, and effective, and can lead to a more profitable portfolio for every investor. Specifically: Should I invest on my own or seek help from an investment professional? How should I allocate my investments among stocks, bonds, and cash? Which specific asset classes within these broad categories should I include in my portfolio? Should I take an actively managed approach to investing, or follow a passive alternative? When should I sell assets and when should I buy more? In a world of fast-talking traders who believe that they can game the system and a market characterized by instability, this extraordinary and timely book offers guidance every investor should have.