Debunkery: learn it, do it, and profit from it-seeing through Wall Street's money-killing myths

Legendary money manager Ken Fisher outlines the most common-and costly-mistakes investors make. *Small cap stocks are best for all time. Bunk! *A trade deficit is bad for markets. Bunk! *Stocks can't rise on high unemployment. Bunk!Many investors think they are safest following widely accepted Wall Street wisdom-but much of Wall Street wisdom isn't so wise. In fact, it can be costly bunk. In Debunkery: Learn It, Do It, and Profit From It-Seeing Through Wall Street's Money-Killing Myths, Ken Fisher-named one of the 30 most influential individuals of the last three decades by Investment Advisor magazine-details why so many investors fail to get the long-term results they desire. The short answer is many investors fail to question if what they believe is true-and are therefore blinded by tradition, biases, ideology, or any number of cognitive errors. Your goal as an investor shouldn't be to be error-free-that's impossible.Rather, to be more successful, you should aim to lower your error rate. Debunkery gets you started by debunking 50 common myths-but that's just the beginning. It also gives you the tools you need to continue to do your own debunkery for the rest of your investing career INDICE: Acknowledgments. Introduction: Debunkery Made Easy. Part 1: Basic Bunk to Make Your Brok.e Bunk 1: Bonds Are Safer Than Stocks. Bunk 2: Well-Rested Investors Are Better Investors. Bunk 3: Retirees Must Be Conservative. Bunk 4: Age Equals Asset Allocation. Bunk 5: You Should Expect Average Returns. Bunk 6: Capital Preservation and Growth IS Possible. Bunk 7: Trust Your Gut. Bunk 8: One Big Bear and You're Done. Bunk 9: Make Sure It's a Bull Before Diving In. Bunk 10: Growth Is Best for All Time. No, Value. No, Small Caps. Bunk 11: A Good Con Artist Is Hard to Spot. Part 2: Wall Street Wisdom. Bunk 12: Stop-Losses Stop Losses! Bunk 13: Covered CallsGotcha Covered. Bunk 14: Dollar Cost AveragingLower Risk, Better Returns. Bunk 15: Variable Annuities Are All Upside, No Downside. Bunk 16: Equity-Indexed AnnuitiesBetter Than Normal Annuities. Bunk 17: Passive Investing Is Easy. Bunk 18: Do Better With Mutual Funds bySending Your Spouse on a Shopping Spree. Bunk 19: Beta Measures Risk. Bunk 20: Equity Risk PremiumsForecasting Future Returns With Ease. Bunk 21: When the VIX Is High It's Time to Buy. Bunk 22: Be Confident on Consumer Confidence. Bunk 23: The Mighty Dow. Part 3: Everybody Knows. Bunk 24: So Goes January. Bunk25: Sell in May. Bunk 26: Low P/Es Mean Low Risk. Bunk 27 A Strong Dollar Is Super. Bunk 28: Don't Fight the Fed. Bunk 29: Interest Pays Dividends. Bunk 30: Buy a 5% CD for 5% Cash FlowEasy! Bunk 31: Baby Boomers Retire, World Ends, Etc. Bunk 32: Concentrate to Build Wealth. Part 4: History Lessons. Bunk 33: Pray for Budget Surpluses. Bunk 34: High Unemployment Is a Killer. Bunk 35: With Gold You're Golden. Bunk 36: Stocks Love Lower Taxes. Bunk 37: Oil and Stocks See-Saw. Bunk 38: Swine Flu, SARS, Ebola, and Other Viral Disasters Make Markets Sick. Bunk 39: Consumers Are King. Bunk 40: Presidential Term Cycles Are Stock Market Voodoo. Bunk 41: My Political Party Is Best for Stocks. Bunk 42: Stock Returns Are Too High and Must Fall. Part 5: It's a Great Big World! Bunk43: Foreign Stocks Just Feel So . . . Foreign. Bunk 44: Who Needs Foreign? Bunk 45: Big Debt Is National Death. Bunk 46: America Can't Handle Its Debt. Bunk 47: Indebted to China. Bunk 48: Trade Deficits Make Deficient Markets. Bunk 49: GDP Makes Stocks Grow. Bunk 50: Terrorism Terrorizes Stocks. Notes. About the Authors. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-28535-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 13/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés