Black Enterprise Guide to Investing (BLACK ENTERPRISE SERIES) - Softcover

A. Anderson, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471381845 ISBN 13: 9780471381846

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

From the Nation′s #1 Authority On Black Business

Black Enterprise

Learn how to:
∗ Start investing with $250, $100, or less
∗ Harness the financial markets and meet your goals for the future
∗ Invest on the web
∗ Find a broker or financial planner to suit your needs
∗ Teach your kids about investing
Learn how to invest safely and successfully–A powerful resource for novices and experienced investors alike

It′s time to take control of your financial destiny. Written by Black Enterprise′s personal finance columnist, James Anderson, the Black Enterprise Guide to Investing demystifies investing for beginners and provides a gold mine of solid, practical, easy–to–understand information about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, money markets, and other important investment vehicles. With the help of many fascinating and instructive real–life stories of people who learned to make investing a part of their long–term financial strategy–as well as helpful hints and insights from African–American investors, brokers, and financial planners–Anderson fills you in on what you need to know about:
∗ Getting started with as little as $100 or less
∗ Acceptable and unacceptable investment risks
∗ Choosing and working with investment professionals
∗ Developing the right investment strategy for your means and goals
∗ Online investing and using the Web to find and research opportunities and monitor your investments
∗ Special interest investments, including mutual funds run by black–owned firms
Special Bonus

To keep you abreast of the latest business and money management information, Black Enterprise is pleased to offer:
∗ A free issue of Black Enterprise magazine
∗ A free Wealth Building Kit
∗ A discount coupon for savings off the registration fee at Black Enterprise events
(See inside coupons for details.)

About this title

Review:

By James Anderson, offers tips and information from black investors and financial planners.

––Diane Patrick

Synopsis:

Learn how to invest-safely and successfullyWritten by Black Enterprise's personal finance columnist, The Black Enterprise Guide to Investing is an excellent choice for current investors or those who want to get started in investing. James Anderson covers all the basics, including must-know information about stocks, bonds, and money markets like: * How to eliminate risk in your portfolio with mutual funds * Web sites that can help you gain control * Investment group information and more There are also sidebars of information from African American investors and financial planners, and topics of special interest, e.g., mutual funds that are run by African American-owned firms, how to evaluate brokerages, etc.James Anderson (Bronx, NY) is a finance columnist for Black Enterprise magazine. He has written for Smart Money magazine, the Dow Jones News Service, and Fortune magazine, and he has freelanced for the New York Times, Money, Barron's, and BusinessWeek Online. Anderson teaches journalism at City College of New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471381845
• ISBN 13: 9780471381846
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312