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Dispelling the myth that it takes big money to make big money, Motley Fool writer Jeff Fischer champions direct investing, showing how individual investors can build substantial wealth with relatively small outlays of cash. Starting with as little as $50, an investor can purchase stock directly from a company, thereby avoiding intermediary charges incurred by using a broker. Fischer then explains how money compounds so that even small monthly investments can become significant nest eggs. In a section titled "How Do I Become a Millionaire?" he lists several ways to do so: "Begin with $500, save $1,200 annually, or $100 a month, and earn 15% per year. In 33 years, you'll have over $1 million." Or "Begin broke, save $2,400 a year, or $200 monthly, earn the stock market's historic 11% annual return, and in 36 years you'll have more than one million clams." Fischer presents basic investing principles here--a little over time becomes a lot--but like a typical Fool, he does so in a lighthearted, easy-to-understand fashion. The bulk of the book (300-plus pages), however, focuses on listings for more than 1,000 direct-investment plans, including company contact information, investing schedules, minimum and maximum investment amounts, and miscellaneous selling info. (For example, Roslyn Bancorp Inc.: "Sells within 10 bus. days, by mail, at avg. price, for $10 + comm.") A good resource for the cash-light beginning investor. --Rob McDonald
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Jeff Fischer, manager of The Motley Fool's DRP (dividend reinvestment plan) portfolio, explains why direct investing is a cost-effective method for investors of all levels. He provides step-by-step instructions for getting started and guidance on everything from selecting great stocks to handling related taxes.
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They DId Not Hold Up In The Crash.......2003-01-16
They loved Enron at the peak. Their methods are questionable.
Excellent resource of information........2001-07-09
The first third of this book is detailed information about how to analyze stock numbers, ratios, etc. That's quite valuable information and key to developed a system of analysis to figure out the stocks in which you want to invest.
What surprised me was the *rest* of the book! They compiled a comprehensive list of hundreds and hundreds of companies which have dividend reinvestment and related plans. This made calling those companies for more info so easy! So easy to get started with investing my savings for the long term. BUY THIS -- you won't regret it.
Helped me start saving!.......2000-08-21
Great book for a starting investor who wants to save money on brokerage fees! I had zero knowledge on DRIP's and DSP's. This book helped me get started setting up an account and in picking a company to invest in long-term. This is the best investing book I have ever read. Jeff Fischer's writing style is comprehensable and fun to read. I loved it!
Comprehensive and concise, too.......1999-09-27
This book covers everything to get started in the stock market with whatever money you have, and it's concise enough too that it doesn't waste your time with extra words. A very finely written book. The investment plan information in the appendix is nice to have in print.
Lots of good info.......1999-09-14
Lots of good info about basic investing for beginners, but the last half of the book is a list of all companies which offer DSPs or DRiPs and anyone can find this out for themselves as it is a matter of public record.
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Hopscotch...or why children are the better day traders
Matthias Thoma
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A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online
ASIN: 1412002516
Release Date: 2006-07-06 |
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Hopscotch... or why children are the better day traders- stock trading can be as simple as playing hopscotch in the driveway-or is it?
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More than any other, the direct access trader depends on a keen knowledge of technical analysis--charts, oscillators, price, and volume--to determine optimal entry and exit points. Technical Analysis introduces basic charts, screens, and analysis, and covers popular analytic systems including price, volume, and volatility; support and resistance; and relative strength and trends. It also explains how to combine technical and fundamental analysis for taking advantage of the best aspects of each.
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A waste of money at any price.......2005-02-20
I tried very hard not to be predisposed against this book just because it was written by two academics. But once I started reading, it was impossible to ignore the fact that this title reads like a bad college textbook. The worst section here is that on moving averages, which suggests how to identify trends by deriving some equations related to the moving averages. This is complete with fancy looking formulas with epsilons and everything, and yet after all that no useful trading recommendations whatsoever are suggested. "For example, the technician will use a rule that if the price falls 10% below the moving average, it probably is not a whipsaw". This is a totally ridiculous commentary for trading at any time frame.
The reason my rating goes beyond just plain bad and into 1 star territory is that, in addition to providing negligable trading advice throughout, there were two sections that gave recommendations that are entirely the opposite of correct. In the section on support and resistance, the authors advocate selling at resistance points, and suggest that one will go broke if you always buy at resistance and sell at support. This is completely wrong; really great stocks will hover at resistance and then blow right through it on the upside, while poor stocks will linger around support for a while and then crash right through it hard. Buying at support and selling at resistance will put you on the wrong end of both of these. Read about the strategies of a great trader like Jesse Livermore to learn the right way to do things, which is to buy at the top end of the resistance point as the stocks breaks out and then sell it if falls to support.
Second example: "Say the CEO of Coke died in a plane crash along with the formula. Coke stock would plummet, right? But technical analysis would not pick that up". This shows the authors have a basic misunderstanding of TA: of course it would pick this up. You'd get a clear as could be gap down followed by a downward breakout in this sort of situation, a kindergarten market technician could tell you something bad had happened and that you should sell via the chart without even hearing the news. That's the basic premise behind technical analysis, and the fact that the authors don't even understand that fits right in with the rest of this dissapointing book.
Ek dam Ala!.......2002-02-13
This book is really good.A must buy...and a good gift for a friend.
great guide book!.......2001-07-27
A great example of its kind -- I've read several books looking for one both knowledgeble and entertaining and this certainly fits the bill. If you are trying to do research or learn more about the practice of trading, this is very helpful. It presents a comprehensive (and comprehensible) guide to the world of direct access trading. Good job!
thanks mate!.......2001-07-27
very handy book for reference. we are trying to use some of the helpful hints for our portfolio management.
nice job!!!.......2001-07-18
this was very helpful!!!!
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Direct Access Execution: ECNs, SOES, SuperDOT, and Other Methods of Trading
Simit Patel
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Technical Analysis for Direct Access Trading: A Guide to Charts, Indicators, and Other Indispensable Market Analysis Tools
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Before direct access traders can truly control their trading destinies and maximize their profits, they must understand the key avenues of EDAT execution. Direct Access Execution describes how to use today's most popular trading networks--ECNs, SOES, SuperDOT, SelectNet, and others. It reveals their pluses and minuses, then describes when, why, and how to use each system for maximum profit and precision. In addition, it carefully diagrams for traders exactly what happens after they hit the mouse button to execute each trade.
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Direct Access Execution walks you through the different techniques you can use to execute an E-DAT trade--and describes when, why, and how to use each technique for maximum profit and risk protection.
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a real heartbreaking work of staggering genius.......2003-12-10
like all the black girls at the office say: "Simit? Uhhh, he so fine" ...and, really, thats how I feel about this book. It so fine. I am looking forward to the follow-up called Indirect and Unaccessable Execution: SuperDOT my ass!.
Direct Access My Hienie!.......2002-11-30
in his first book, mr. patel tried to write something he obviously knew nothing about. which only proved he is destined for life on the streets. and that he smells.
great.......2002-10-12
I think this book is great, easy to understand, well written, I highly recommend it!
Ruined my career, life.......2002-09-30
Don't buy this book unless you want to turn out like me. This book got me fired from 4 consecutive jobs. I panhandle now. This book also got me divorced and then orphaned my children. Reasonably priced though.
Could not be worse.......2002-06-14
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I honestly do not know what the author is talking about. In every chapter he just beats about the bush without providing any useful information.
If it is a chapter on Tradescape (the title of the chapter is actually Tradescape) - the author provides a snapshot of the screen and goes on talking in general terms about investment portals, ECNS, their usefulness, price consideration, history, anything except how to use Tradescape.
If it is chapter on SOES - it does not have any reasonable description of how it works and what to do with it from either technical or trading perspective. The only two pieces of information which are provided in the chapter on SOES are completely wrong - i.e the book says that the maximum number of shares in SOES transation is 100 when it is actually 1000. 5 minute rule is also interpreted incorrectly - the author does not explain that the transactions in the opposite direction are allowed within 5 minutes (i.e buy after sell or sell after buy).
I did not find a picture of Level II screen in the whole book. How can one possibly talk about SOES, SelectNet, SuperDot, ECNs without even showing what information is available on Level II.
What a piece of junk!
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The Direct Access Investor
Michael P. Turner
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The Direct Access Investor is an excellent choice for those wishing to understand the true inner workings of the stock market.
Unlike many 'how-to' trading books on the market today, this publication will not teach readers how to get rich quick. Rather, it will provide the reader with the knowledge necessary to successfully invest and trade the stock market.
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Direct Stock
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Direct Stock
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Direct Stock
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Buddhist Healing Touch: A Self-Care Program for Pain Relief and Wellness
Ming-Sun Yen ,
Joseph Chiang ,
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An introduction to the unique healing practices of the Buddhist monks.
• Examines a wide range of specific conditions and includes detailed, illustrated instructions.
• First English translation of the most widely used book on self-massage in China and Taiwan.
When Dr. Ming-Sun Yen was sentenced to hard manual labor during China's Cultural Revolution, he served his sentence in the shadow of the Lin-Yang Shih, an ancient Buddhist temple in the mountains near Fuchow. There he witnessed the impressive healing work performed by a Buddhist monk on the Red Guard's prisoners, many of whom had sustained beatings and physical injuries. For the next three years he worked as the monk's assistant, learning techniques that had been handed down in Buddhist tradition for centuries.
In Buddhist Healing Touch, Dr. Yen teaches us how to care for ourselves naturally by using acupressure, self-massage, breathing techniques, exercises, and herbal remedies. He looks at a wide range of conditions, from abdominal cramps to sinusitis. A brief diagnostic description is provided for each condition, followed by a step-by-step guide to the most effective acupressure and massage techniques for treating it. Illustrations of the acupressure points accompany each treatment as well as tips regarding diet and relevant folk cures. Possible complications are also indicated with clear instructions for when to seek the care and advice of a qualified physician.
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Chiang Yen (Twayne's World Authors Series)
John Marney
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Not particularly informative. .......2007-05-06
Thankfully, I purchased this book at a library book sale for .50 cents instead of paying the premium "collector" price. I'm pretty hardcore about my studies of ancient Chinese art and have purchased a lot of books on the issue. This book touches on a few points that are somewhat obscure, but one would think that a book about Chinese art put out by the Chinese National Museum would be an academic trove of useful information on the topic. Just not the case here. It reads like an 8th Grade History test rather than an academic study on a very rich topic.
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Diary of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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Filtration of fly ash using a fluidized-bed filter.: An article from: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
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This digital document is an article from Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, published by Air and Waste Management Association on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 6771 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Filtration of fly ash using a fluidized-bed filter.
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This paper evaluates the performance of a personalized air-conditioning system, namely an innovative partition-type fan-coil unit (PFCU), against that of a central air-conditioning system, in terms of their thermal comfort provided and cooling energy consumed. For a cooling load given, it is found that the thermal comfort index (PMV) resulted from the personalized system is always lower than that from a central system. Also, the PMV-curve of the personalized system responds to the loads faster. The experimental results indicate that the personalized system, as compared to the central system, can shorten the operation time for the same level of thermal comfort required and save up to 45% of the energy consumed by the central system. As regards thermal comfort, the experiment with a thermal manikin substrates the PFCU design for its considerable reduction of the cold draft.
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