The Battle for Investment Survival

By: Gerald Loeb

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Product code: 0304
ISBN: 0471132977
320 pages
Format: Hb
Published by: Marketplace Books, 1996

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Description of The Battle for Investment Survival

From the moment it appeared in 1935, The Battle for Investment Survival altered the perceptions, attitudes and strategies of investors all over the world. Sixty years and hundreds of thousands of copies later, it remains one of the most influential books on investing. Now, a new, updated edition of this all-time classic, including a foreword by John Rothchild, celebrates the extraordinary insights and timeless vision of Gerald Loeb.

While much has changed on Wall Street since 1935, the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to consistently make a profit remain unchanged. Organised in concise, easy-to-read chapters, the author offers everything you need to know about sound investment principles.

Distilled from over 40 years of Wall Street experience as a broker, Gerald M. Loeb's realistic approach offers readers neither short-cuts nor get-rich-quick formulas. Instead, it gives investors - whether novice or expert, individual or institutional - a sensible, uncompromising and deftly written firsthand account of how to realise significant financial return's in today's market.

The Battle for Investment Survival is a tribute to the long-term and incredible opportunities of the market as much as it is a guide to protect investors from common mistakes and pitfalls. Gerald Loeb's timeless and profound insights are sprinkled with humorous allusions and good-natured bluntness.

The Battle for Investment Survival - Chapter headings

1. It Requires Knowledge, Experience and Flair
2. Speculative Attitude essential
3. Is there an Ideal Investment?
4. Pitfalls for the Inexperienced
5. How to Invest for Capital Appreciation
6. Speculation vs. Investment
7. Sound Accounting for Investors
8. Why Commitments Should not be Haphazard
9. Some 'Don'ts' in Security Programs
10. What to Look for in Corporate Reports
11. Concerning Financial Information, Good and Bad
12. What to Buy and When
13. Importance of Correct Timing
14. Statistical Analysis, Market Trends, and Public Psychology
15. Price Movement and other Market Action Factors
16. Further Technical Observations
17. More on Technical Position of the Market - its Interpretation and Significance
18. Advantages of Switching Stocks
19. 'Fast Movers' or 'Slow Movers'?
20. Detecting 'Good' Buying or 'Good' Selling
21. Qualities of the Good Investor or Investment Adviser
22. Gaining Profits by Taking Losses
23. You Can't Forecast, but You Can Make Money
24. Strategy for Profits
25. The Ever-Liquid Account
26. A Realistic Appraisal of Bonds
27. Merits of Mining Shares
28. Diversification of Investments
29. Travel as an Education for Investors
30. General Thoughts on Speculation
31. Investment and Spending
32. Investment and Taxation
33. Investment and Inflation