Why Stocks Go Up (And Down) - Softcover

William H. Pike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 053886138X ISBN 13: 9780538861380

Publisher: Thomson Executive Press, 1996

Synopsis

This guide to how to invest demands no background in stock market investing, finance, or economics. Starting with the inception of a company, the book presents basic investment concepts and the basics of financial statements, public offerings, and price/earnings ratios.

About this title

About the Author:

Bill Pike is a former stock and bond fund manager at Fidelity Investments. He has taught the Boston Security Analysts' Society's introductory investments course for over 15 years.He is an M.I.T graduate with an M.B.A. from Columbia.

Review:

Why Stocks Go Up (and Down) provides a sound understanding of the fundamentals of investing in stocks and bonds. The book details the basics of financial statements, public offerings, price/earnings ratios, cash flow, earnings dilution (a key concept) and more. It presents the knowledge that is necessary to get the most from many other investment books which attempt to convey wisdom without first conveying adequate background knowledge. The book is the outgrowth of the introductory course the author taught for many years for the Boston Security Analyst's Society. This book lives up to its subtitle, "The book you need to understand other investment books." --From the Publisher

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Executive Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 053886138X
• ISBN 13: 9780538861380
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 323