- Overview of Quantitative Investing
- Jul 1, 2015
- In this excerpt from his book, Principles of Quantitative Equity Investing: A Complete Guide to Creating, Evaluating, and Implementing Trading Strategies, Sugata Ray gives an overview of quantitative investing, including a discussion of screens, backtesting, and implementation.
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- Pensions Are Dying; Long Live Pensions
- Sep 28, 2012
- Moshe A. Milevsky explains that with the decline of traditional defined beneft pensions, retirement income planning is more than just having the right mix of investments or saving enough in your 401(k) plan. A large sum of money in an investment plan—however you define large—doesn’t guarantee you a secure retirement. The strategy you employ and the products you purchase with your nest egg will be more important than the size of that nest egg.
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- Picking Stocks: Profits from the Prophets?
- Aug 2, 2002
- Analysts' recommendations might prove useful when buying stocks for the long-term, but questions arise as to the effectiveness of professional recommendations in choosing stocks with superior returns. Are you playing a loser's game by using the picks of the prophets for trading strategies?
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- Planning for Retirement: Introduction to IRAs and 401(k)s
- Sep 29, 2006
- Two of the greatest opportunities for retirement investing are IRAs and 401(k)s. Yet many people fail to take advantage of these gifts from Congress, or fail to utilize them as best they can. Knowing how to maximize the benefits of these saving graces can help make your retirement so much better. This chapter shows you how.
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- Practical Trading: The Four Basic Options Strategies
- Apr 29, 2005
- This chapter illustrates the four basic strategies for options trading, and uses visuals to help you to understand their logical relationships.
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- Preface to Microsoft Excel for Stock and Option Traders: Build Your Own Analytical Tools for Higher Returns
- May 9, 2011
- In this preface to his book, Jeff Augen explains how technically minded private investors can learn to run just a little faster than the market using Microsoft Excel.
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- Preface to Option Strategies for Earnings Announcements
- Oct 17, 2012
- The authors of Option Strategies for Earnings Announcements: A Comprehensive, Empirical Analysis explain how by trading on corporate earnings, investors can reliably profit in both up and down markets, while avoiding market risk for nearly the entire quarter.
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- Preface to Profiting with Iron Condor Options: Strategies from the Frontline for Trading in Up or Down Markets
- Feb 15, 2011
- In this preface to his book, Michael Benklifa explains why he loves trading condors and why this might be the right kind of trading for you, too.
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- Preface to Technical Analysis Plain and Simple
- Jan 12, 2010
- MIchael N. Kahn explains why he wrote a third edition of his classic book on technical analysis.
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- Preface to Technical Analysis Plain and Simple
- Dec 9, 2009
- Michael N. Kahn discusses the fundamentals of technical analysis and how it has changed since the last edition of the book was published.
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- Preface to The Option Trader's Workbook: A Problem-Solving Approach, 2nd Edition
- Oct 27, 2011
- Jeff Augen introduces his book, which is designed to let investors explore a vast array of rules and trade structures by solving real-life problems.
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- Preface to the Second (Revised) Edition of Are You a Stock or a Bond?: Identify Your Own Human Capital for a Secure Financial Future
- Sep 28, 2012
- Human capital is likely the most valuable asset that you own over your lifecycle. Therefore, you should make certain to balance any-and-all “allocation” decisions regarding financial capital, with the economic characteristics of your human capital, as Moshe A. Milevsky explains in this preface to his book.
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- Preface to The Trading Methodologies of W.D. Gann: A Guide to Building Your Technical Analysis Toolbox
- Oct 5, 2012
- Hima Reddy explains her initial introduction to W.D. Gann and her motivation for writing "The Trading Methodologies of W.D. Gann: A Guide to Building Your Technical Analysis Toolbox."
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- Preface to The Volatility Edge in Options Trading
- Jun 26, 2008
- Jeff Augen introduces his book and related charting technique, which was designed to bridge the gap by marrying pricing theory to the realities of the market.
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- Preface to Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions
- Mar 2, 2011
- The authors of Trading on Corporate Earnings News describe themselves and their philosophy and offer a preview of the chapters in the book.
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- Preface to Volatile Markets Made Easy: Trading Stocks and Options for Increased Profits
- May 13, 2009
- Guy Cohen discusses how to trade profitably from the principles he will outline in his book.
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- Profiting with Iron Condor Options: The Horse Race
- Feb 16, 2011
- Condors are the most consistently profitable trade you can create, with potential annual returns reaching 30%, 40%, 50%, or more if put together correctly. Michael Benklifa explains his \conservative strategy designed to maximize gains and minimize risk.
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- Prologue to Beat the Market: Win with Proven Stock Selection and Market Timing Tools
- Jan 1, 2009
- Gerald Appel recalls the vicious bear market of 2001-2002, and how the two indicators that signaled that it was time to re-enter the stock market are just as valid today.
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- Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
- Sep 3, 2014
- Steve Weisman outlines identity theft threats and what you can do to avoid them.
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- Protecting and Growing Your Wealth
- Dec 20, 2012
- What can an individual like you and families like yours do to protect and grow your wealth, share it with others, enjoy financial security, and build lasting personal and family legacies?
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