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Summary: No Nonsense Guide to Investing
Review: It's just one of seven titles I bought on stocks and the stock market. Now I realise I probably didn't need to buy the other titles. The author shows experience and depth of knowledge backed by a proven track record and an ability to explain seemingly difficult concepts. However, more detailed explanation is required on the cup and saucer and other price patterns.
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Summary: Anyone can succeed in the market with this proven system
Review: Have you ever wondered about the REAL reasons some investors make a lot of money in the market - and yet others don't do so well? Everyone wants to pick the best stocks and make a lot of money. How do you find the strongest stocks and yet minimize your risk? And if you do select winning stocks, when is the best time to take a profit? How do you deal with the ups and downs of the market and stay balanced and unemotional? "How To Make Money in Stocks" answers those questions. I believe this book is for the novice investor as well as the professional. The CAN SLIM Investment Strategy which is outlined, grew out of an on-going study of the most successful stock market winners dating back to 1953. I've spent more than 45 years researching what works - and what doesn't - in investing. That quest turned into a very rewarding road, filled with many important revelations, and some of them might surprise you. Seven key characteristics kept appearing in EVERY winning stock BEFORE they made their major price moves. The CAN SLIM approach (an acronym for the 7 traits) is based on how the market actually works...not someone's theory or the latest investing fad. CAN SLIM continues to hold up in every market cycle each year - and finally gives you, the investor, exactly what you need to look for each time you buy or sell. I've always felt it is possible for anyone to make money in the market with the right information. That's why I created "Investor's Business Daily"...to make sure investors, for the first time, had the CAN SLIM facts so crucial to picking winning stocks. I'd like those of you who read this book to know it was written for YOU. The opening line of this book reads: "Success in a free country is simple. Get a job, get an education, and learn to save and invest wisely. Anyone can do it. You can do it." It is with great pleasure that I dedicate this book to those of you who choose to succeed and make your dreams come true. I've spent many years refining this rule-based investing strategy, and now pass it on to each of you. It is remarkable that there IS a way to succeed if you make a committed choice - and take the necessary steps outlined. Don't ever give up and believe me, you CAN do it! You'll find investing successfully is very liberating. The only stronghold that will remain is what to do with your profits! Best of luck to each of you as you pursue your own investing goals. Please drop me a line after you've read this book and had a chance to actually see for yourself that investing can work for you too!
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Summary: If I can make money... you can too!!
Review: I am 19 years old and read this book. It took me only 2 weeks to find my winning stock and make a profit using his CANSLIM idea and the valuble charts to look for. The only turn off is how he markets his Investors Buisness Daily newspaper in the book. I just took the 2 weeks free and that was enough.
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Summary: Overall a well written book
Review: Overall a well written book with a sound fundamental strategy. I have only 2 criticisms. The cups and saucers pattern was not well explained, and there are excessive references and plugs for his newspaper. Nonetheless, this book is a great value, very readable and his strategy is sound.
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Summary: A wonderful book
Review: It is a great book that teaches you how to invest wisely. His CAN-SLIM investment method is historically tested, and has helped me profit in the stock market.
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Summary: IDENTIFY YOUR BEST OPPORTUNITIES AND MULTIPLY YOUR RETURN
Review: As an investment professional, I spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve stock price. I also belong to an organization for public companies that develops new processes and tools to select actions for each individual company to increase stock price. We often see stocks with high P/E multiples and prices, yet know with the right actions, those stocks can triple in value. Mr. O'Neil helps you identify these opportunities. "How To Make Money In Stocks" helps you avoid The Misconception Stall (buying what everyone else is buying because it must be good), described in "The 2,000 Percent Solution." You will also ignore The Disbelief Stall (the price cannot go higher) and The Tradition Stall (stay away from emerging growth). "The 2,000 Percent Solution" helps you hurdle over these stalls to make progress at 20 times the normal rate. "How To Make Money In Stocks" shows you how to geometrically increase your return
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Best book I've read about investing if not THE best. It dispells many of the misbeliefs and idiosyncracies an average investor may have about the stock market. Investors often end up buying the wrong stocks for all the wrong reasons. I found this book to be a rude awakening, removing many of the misconceptions that I had about what to buy, when to buy, when to sell, etc. A must read for any investor.
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Summary: SUPERIOR ADVICE AND INVESTMENT PROCESS FOR YOU
Review: My work involves helping companies select actions that will improve company performance and stock price. In doing that kind of work, company managements have made great strides in becoming more sophisticated in their thinking. Despite much academic argument to the contrary, many "emerging growth" stocks are way undervalued by the stock market. HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS helps you locate and invest in these stocks, creating the kind of quantum leap in thinking that our own work has done for corporate managements. Who knows, maybe you will even discover one of our clients using this process. A great weakness of most investing methods is that they look very closely for a few attributes, and ignore all of the other attributes. For example, value investors may find good value but miss the point about how much the underlying value is going to grow in the future. HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS avoids many of the errors associated with concept stocks, those who are focusing on growing discounted cash flow (and economic value added), and value investing. You owe it to yourself to test your investing habits by comparing them to the lessons in HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS.
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Summary: Lots of anecdotes and rules for the investor
Review: William O'Neil's book is quite a good read. It is full of anecdotes and rules that an investor can incorperate into their investment methodology.Note though that many of the methods used herein may not be applicable for the small retail investor. Futher the methods he ascribes can be very time consuming if followed to the letter. An easy book to read but carefully analyse the methods described as they may not be applicable to all investors. It would be wise for the small or novice investor to compare these methods to those of Warren Buffett (Buffettology).
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Summary: Knowledge & Skill
Review: This book has most of the knowledge you need, but it does not help much to develop the skill of how to use that knowledge and Investor's Business Daily to make real money in the market. I found a book (by Subhankar Ray ) on "How Busy Individual.." is a great workshop (which also includes this book free), and personal/E-mail/telephone help on how to use O'Neil's knowledge/IBD, and charting software to make real money in the market without doing too many mistakes in the process. Again, this is the best original book you can read on the market. My earnest respect to great O'Neil!
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