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Summary: Perfect Guide
Review: no matter, if you just started or already have experience, YOU WILL SUCCEED! If your future plans are to become a millionier, this books if for you! To gain the most from the book, read the book at least three times.
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Summary: eXcellent education and advice
Review: I knew almost nothing about stocks. After reading this book I have become skilled at selecting and profiting form stocks. This book puts stock talk in english while it clearly and concisely explanes the world (or at least part of it) of the stock market.
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Summary: New at investing? This is a must have.
Review: Mr. O'Neal's investing strategies is priceless! I would have gladly paid 20 or 30 bucks for it. Before I bought the book, I had no idea how to pick winning stocks. Consequently, I lost money. Now I have winners like PMCS. This stock has increased 500% in the past one year!!! Another winner I'll have to thank Mr. O'Neal for is CTS. It's increased close to 300% in the past 52 weeks. If it weren't for the book, I would never have been able to make so much money. Now don't misunderstand. This book isn't about getting rich quick. It's about actively maximizing your investment return. You'll need to put in hard work, as Mr. O'Neal emphasizes but trust me, it will PAY off $$$.
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Summary: A down-to-earth, well-written guide for individual investors
Review: I just started investing a few months ago, and lost money on every trade until the day I picked up Mr. O'Neil's book. For anyone just starting out, the first part I would suggest reading is the 'Common Mistakes' chapter. I was making every mistake he had in the section! There's no high-flying investing lingo, and you don't need years of experience to follow these principles to start PROFITING in the market. My day-to-day analysis of the market has shown me that this man is NEVER WRONG! 'Buy it, use it, profit!' Happy trading!!!
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Summary: Great on basics but short on detail.
Review: I am on my second reading of this book. It is very good at explaining the KEY items to look for in selecting stocks. The areas of weakness are in defining the sections of a stocks graphical profile, i.e. base, correction and consolidation. For a novice investor, which I am, I don't know how to see a "base" and the book doesn't describe what one is. I also don't know how to pick out "price consolidation". These are the only real concepts (plus other specific chart related terms) the book comes up short at. Overall, I would have to say this book is better than 99% of all others I have read.
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Summary: $5,000 Grew To $30,000 In 3 Years; Thank You, Mr.O'Neil!
Review: All the reviews below seem to focus on stocks exclusively; I doubled my investment in one year in American Century's Ultra. You have to be aware of what is happening in your world! I'd wager that last year many people got out of their Japan/Asian funds and their aggressive growth funds. Did you? I put more money in, thanks to the information in this book. The reason that Mr. O'Neil pushes his paper so much, is that it's the counterpart to the book: the book is the system: the paper is the database. I've been utilizing this information since the '87 crash; I got out on that Friday and returned to the market in January, 1988; I have not been in cash since. Look, all I'm saying is if you'd put as much effort into this book and the Investor's Business Daily paper, as you did in buying your home, your automobile or your v.c.r.(!), you can't help but come out ahead...way ahead.I did. It will take your time and your dedication: O'Neil gives you the rest.
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Summary: here's the bottom line
Review: Using William O'Neil's tactics have earned me 140% return on my money in seven months. This when the market has not been rising, but struggling been sideways most of the time. I've only spent a few minutes combing through 'stocks in the news' for each stock pick and I was a winner 10 out of 11 times. I don't see how anybody can create an easier, more reliable system, or a faster easier source to find winning stocks. I paid William O'Neil $200 bucks for his paper and his imformation earned me $31,000 so far this year. Don't be stubborn and don't be stingy. Get the guy's paper, memorize his book and submit yourself to it. Your retirement fund will thank you, and so will your favorite charity.
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Summary: This is a very good book
Review: Hey, this is a very good book. sure, he says day trading is not a good idea. over the long term for a non professional (99% of todays day traders) it is not!! this book teaches investment techiques that can make you a fortune if you apply them with disipline. no bs. cutting losses and the tech analisis (buying on breakouts) is key. remember that. The system can be greatly modified and made easier by subscribing to IBD. It is an awesome paper, the proprietary info is great. You shoud be glad he pumps the paper in the book. it is a service, and totally legitimate, and needs no apoligies. If you are serious, subscribe. In my book, it is worth a fortune. consider it a businesse expense. Kick ***, and make it happen with this book. the info is there, making it happen is up to you. disipline is key!!!!!!!! Five stars!!!!
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Summary: Aging mix of basic conservatism
Review: To be fair, I've only skimmed this book, but I don't like things told to me in absolute terms, there are valid exceptions to most rules. For example the author insists it's a mistake to hold a fund less than 10 years, and he cursely dismisses day trading altogether. So far my impression of the book is 'sluggishly traditional', 'anti-innovative' and annoyingly conservative. Some of the basic ideas may have merit, but there's too much blasting of valid techniques, like selling short. I guess some allowance could be made for it being written some time ago, but I don't know how much.
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Summary: The Investor's Bible
Review: I am now reading this book for the second time and now that I have some experience trading, the book really makes sense. My greatest success to date was the stock NITE. Good chart formation and very good earnings and relative strength rankings. I rode the stock for a 110% gain in only 5 weeks!!! This book told me how to pick and trade NITE. I would have never found it without this book. Using the methods in the book, I bought another stock 2 weeks ago. It is up over 7% while the NASDAQ is down 5%!!I have also lost money by ignoring the advice in this book. So, buy this book, read it, trade a little, then read it again and you will really see the value of it.
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