All About DRIPs and DSPs - Softcover

Fisher, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071369937 ISBN 13: 9780071369930

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

Synopsis

In today's euphoric bull market, everyone wants in. For millions of investors, however, even US$8 trades with Ameritrade cut too deeply into their pockets - and profits. But, there is a solution. Of the more than 45 million Americans who own stocks, more than 5 million are enrolled in dividend reinvestment programmes or direct stock purchase plans (leaving a large markt for new DRIP investors). These investors have defied conventional wisdom, showing that it doesn't take hundreds or thousands of dollars to launch a successful investing plan. In "All About DRIPs and DSPs", newsletter publisher George Fisher shows investors how to tap into the investor-friendly companies that can catapult their portfolios from average to extraordinary - at their own pace. Fisher shares the research and advice needed to locate excellent long-term opportunities using a strategy that will help investors identify value stocks as well as the companies favoured by Wall Street experts. And, Fisher shows investors how to use the controversial PEG (price to earnings growth ratio) to locate the favourable investment opportunities afforded by DRIPs and DSPs. By combining these steps, readers will be able to profit from the compounding power of dividend reinvestment and asset allocation. From building a basic understanding of DRIPs and DSPs to outlining special accounting and tax issues, the author shows readers the ins and out of investing in direct stock purchase plans and dividend reinvestment plans. By explaining traditional research tools and new web-based services, Fisher puts investors in the driver's seats of their own investment portfolios. In "All About DRIPs and DSPs", readers will learn: why PEG is important and how to compute it; how to buy synthetic DRIPs at brokers and online; and record-keeping nuances of DRIP and DSP investing. Simple and straightforward, "All About DRIPs and DSPs" challenges readers to get more involved in their investment decisions. By demonstrating a few quick and easy methods of comparing investment opportunities, "All About DRIPs and DSPs" should help investors overcome the queasiness that often comes with the territory, understand how to identify opportunities in the stock market, and focus on specific aspects of corporate performance and philosophy. These new power investors will master the keys to buying stocks without a broker to build a winning portfolio in today's new economy.

About this title

About the Author

George C. Fisher is publisher of the monthly newsletter Power Investing with DRIPs. He writes weekly analysis for netstockdirect.com, and has been quoted in various media including The Chicago Tribune, The International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, and CNBC.com.

From the Back Cover

Techniques for Building a Substantial Investment Portfolio--For as Little as $50 a Month!

Dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) and direct stock purchase plans (DSPs) allow investors of any income level to invest directly in some of today's best companies--including General Electric, Wal-Mart, Merck, and dozens of others--without paying broker fees and commission charges. "All About DRIPs and DSPs--"the latest addition to McGraw-Hill's popular ""All About" "series--tells you everything you need to know to take advantage of this money-saving investment opportunity.

More than that, this dynamic, easy-to-understand book details the strategies and techniques you can use to invest in only the best stocks and bonds--those with proven, long-term track records and exceptional outlooks for continued growth. Look here before you send another dollar to your broker or mutual fund to learn: Basics of DRIP and DSP investing, including what it is, how it works, and why it is right for you Resources for quickly conducting your own stock and company research The Best of the Best--16 DRIP companies with an average 10-year annual return of 20%+ and regularly increasing dividends

Professional investors know the secret to long-term growth is to keep all of your money in the market, compounding only for your benefit. "All About DRIPs and DSPs "shows you how to join the millions of individual investors who have discovered these remarkably simple programs--and are using them to build substantial portfolios for themselves and their families.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071369937
• ISBN 13: 9780071369930
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 305