{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-stock-market-profits-isbn-9780470903414","title":"The Little Book of Stock Market Profits","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely guide to making the best investment strategies even better\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA wide variety of strategies have been identified over the years, which purportedly outperform the stock market. Some of these include buying undervalued stocks while others rely on technical analysis techniques. It's fair to say no one method is fool proof and most go through both up and down periods. The challenge for an investor is picking the right method at the right time. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Stock Market Profits\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to achieve this elusive goal and make the most of your time in today's markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by Mitch Zacks, Senior Portfolio Manager of Zacks Investment Management, this latest title in the Little Book series reveals stock market strategies that really work and then shows you how they can be made even better. It skillfully highlights earnings-based investing strategies, the hallmark of the Zacks process, but it also identifies strategies based on valuations, seasonal patterns and price momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecifically, the book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies stock market investment strategies that work, those that don't, and what it takes for an individual investor to truly succeed in today's dynamic market\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how the performance of each strategy examined can be improved by combining into them into a multifactor approach\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives investors a clear path to integrating the best investment strategies of all time into their own personal portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvesting can be difficult, but with the right strategies you can improve your overall performance. The Little book of Stock Market Profits will show you how.\u003c\/p\u003e  Introduction vii  \u003cp\u003eChapter One The Crystal Ball of Wall Street 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two Size Matters 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three Once More Unto the Breach 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four The Big Mo 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five The Inside Story 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six Song of the Shares 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven Cash Is King 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight It’s Worth What?! 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine Earnings Surprises: The Gift that Keeps on Giving 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten A Time to Plant and a Time to Reap 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven The More the Merrier 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMITCH ZACKS\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Portfolio Manager at Zacks Investment Management. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAhead of the Market\u003c\/i\u003e and has written a weekly finance column for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Zacks earned a degree in economics from Yale University and an MBA in analytic finance from The University of Chicago. Prior to joining Zacks, he was an investment banking analyst with Lazard Freres in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOver the years, various approaches to investing have emerged, but it’s fair to say that some of them have been less than impressive. Today, the challenge for almost every investor is finding the right ways to earn above average returns. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Stock Market Profits\u003c\/i\u003e will show you exactly how to achieve this elusive goal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Mitch Zacks—Senior Portfolio Manager at Zacks Investment Management—understands what it takes to make it in even the most dynamic markets, and now, with \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Stock Market Profits\u003c\/i\u003e, he breaks down some of the best investing strategies of all time and reveals how you can effectively incorporate them into your own investing endeavors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging and informative, this reliable guide takes you chapter by chapter through various strategies that will help you improve your investment process, while allowing you to take advantage of certain market anomalies. Along the way, it skillfully addresses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing momentum-based strategies and what type of stocks this method works best with\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePiggybacking on the trading decisions made by informed individuals—from large shareholders to CEOs—through the use of publicly disclosed insider data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and whether they will help, or hurt, your portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollowing specific rules when buying value stocks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplementing an earnings accrual investment strategy that helps you try to outperform the market by effectively focusing on the quality of earnings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHandling earnings announcements and what to make of post-earnings announcement drifts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollowing seasonal patterns in your investing activities by looking at common calendar anomalies such as the January Barometer, May\/October Effect, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRounding out this detailed discussion of equity investing, Zacks touches upon the use of multifactor models in this process. Here, you’ll learn how combining two or more different factors—for instance stocks trading at attractive valuation metrics and exhibiting strong price momentum—can generate returns that are greater than any one of the factors by itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvesting can be difficult, but with the right strategies you can improve your overall performance. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Stock Market Profits\u003c\/i\u003e will show you how.  “It’s a fast read and offers useful advice for the active investor.” Seeking Alpha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990280487141,"sku":"NP9780470903414","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470903414.jpg?v=1761787182","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-little-book-of-stock-market-profits-isbn-9780470903414","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}