CNBC Creating Wealth: An Investor′s Guide to Decoding the Market - Hardcover

CNBC; O′Connell, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471399086 ISBN 13: 9780471399087

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

Demystify investing and maximize your wealth-with guidance from the world's most trusted financial news network

From CNBC, the global leader of financial news, comes the most user-friendly, approachable guide to simplifying the often confusing world of finance and investing. CNBC Creating Wealth offers a complete and comprehensive introduction to world markets and shows readers how to use the information and tools currently available for maximum wealth-building. Using the hallmark CNBC approach-demystifying complex and confusing market terminology through lucid language and instructions-this accessible primer helps readers make smarter investment choices, and stay successful and secure even in volatile markets. CNBC Creating Wealth covers:

• The inside story of the stock market and creating a long-term investment portfolio
• Strategies for the most profitable investment areas, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds
• Online tools, including research, brokers, and access to data about financial markets around the world

About this title

About the Author

BRIAN O'CONNELL is an experienced business journalist. He has written on investment and other topics for a variety of publications, including TheStreet.com, the Boston Herald, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Dow Jones Investment Advisor. O'Connell is also the author of Gen E: Generation Entrepreneur Is Rewriting the Rules of Business-And You Can,Too! and The 401(k) Millionaire. O'Connell lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

From the Back Cover

Making money on Wall Street isn't as difficult as it once was. The rapidly growing influence of the individual investor and the stunning evolution of technology are two of the most remarkable developments in the history of the financial world. In CNBC Creating Wealth, we help you take advantage of these fundamental changes to Wall Street and take charge of your own investing.

"Learning how the market works requires some discipline and homework on everyone's part. This book is an indispensable guide that explains how to profit by choosing the right investments and avoiding the riskier ones." -Terry Savage author of The Savage Truth on Money

"CNBC Creating Wealth is an excellent resource for investors of all ages-with or without market experience."-Bambi Holzer Senior Vice President-Investments and Retirement Plan Consultant with PaineWebber

From the Inside Flap

Demystify Investing and Maximize Your Wealth Potential with Guidance from the World's Leader in Business News

From CNBC comes the most user-friendly, accessible guide to simplifying the often confusing world of finance and investing. CNBC Creating Wealth offers a complete and comprehensive introduction to world markets that shows you how to choose and use the information and tools currently available for maximum wealth-building. Demystifying complex terminology through lucid language and easy-to-follow instructions, this indispensable primer helps you make smarter investment choices and hone the skills that will keep you successful and secure even in volatile markets.

In addition to giving you the inside Wall Street story, CNBC Creating Wealth covers:
* The basics of understanding the stock market and how to create a long-term investment portfolio
* Strategies for the most common investment areas, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds
* Tools to help determine the right asset allocation
* How to make the most of online tools, including research and brokers, and gain access to real-time data about financial markets around the world
* How participating in an investment club can help individuals increase their investment return

. . . plus extensive resources, including information on government agencies, investment sites, and publications. From bulls and bears to mutual funds to bills, CNBC Creating Wealth will help you increase your return and keep you headed for the ultimate financial security.

CNBC is the recognized global leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to more than 175 million homes and offices worldwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471399086
• ISBN 13: 9780471399087
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352