Stock Research Report

FIVE OF THE investing world's greatest legends share their advice and success strategies for getting and staying rich. For the first time, their investment wisdom is condensed into three easy-to-follow steps for investing in today's markets. From interviews, research, and writings of these great investors, author Nikki Ross details the "how and why" behind their investment decisions. Whether you are a novice or an experienced investor, purchasing individual stocks and bonds or mutual funds, Ross explains how you can combine the strategies based on your investment profile. Inside this book, you will discover how: Warren Buffett, the super combination investor, profits from reading annual reports and what he looks for in stock research reports (which can be researched through print sources or on the Internet). Benjamin Graham, the value numbers investor, evaluated key financial numbers to profit from undervalued stocks and developed important principles to combat the risks of investing. Graham's followers give expanded criteria for 21st-century investing. Phil Fisher, the investigative growth investor, selects stocks with tremendous profit potential by evaluating their management, products, and policies. T. Rowe Price, the visionary growth investor, evaluated the life stages of companies and used his warning signals for monitoring and protecting investments. Price's followers update his criteria and discuss future trends in technology, health care, and other industries. John Templeton, the spiritual global investor and one of the first U.S. money managers to invest globally, applies strategies for investing in today's volatile markets. Templeton also shares 15 timelessinvestment rules and his outlook for business and investing in the years ahead.

In "Ahead of the Market, Mitch Zacks shows investors how they can spot stocks that are poised to take off long before the rest of the crowd learns about them. By unlocking the gems of priceless information buried in Wall Street's often self-serving research, readers will learn how to: Interpret the real meaning behind analysts' stock recommendations Predict earnings surprises before they occur React when a company reports earnings and how to profit from "post earnings announcement drift" Understand and profit from "analyst creep" Avoid being duped by the games that companiesplay with their earnings reports Whether the economy is healthy or stalled, whether the market is up or down, by focusing on the strategies described in "Ahead of the Market you will always come out ahead.