Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock: The Savvy Investors Key to Beating the Market by Gary Gray, ISBN 0071416668
Read This Book--and Know What a Stock is Worth "Before You Invest
Wall Street veterans know that the key to beating the stock market is to find, and buy, stocks trading at a discount to their true net worth. Yet, as recent events have proven, using the wrong valuation approach can be disastrous, often more dangerous than no approach at all.
"Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock, Second Edition," introduces you to a simple and powerful valuation model that will help you calculate the true value of any stock and pay pennies on the dollar for some of today's most valuable companies. Anchoring stock valuation by using 10 proven principles of finance to help you intelligently manage your investments, this latest addition to McGraw-Hill's popular Streetsmart series will: Show you the secrets to buying undervalued stocks and selling overvalued stocks Guide you in managing the risk of investing in stocks Demystify the often-confusing steps in the stock valuation process Help you differentiate between a stock's market price and its intrinsic value
The main reason that many investors consistently underperform the overall market is that, for the most part, they rely on "hot" tips and guesswork for their investment decisions. Let "Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock show you how to take the guesswork out of investing by knowing what you're buying--and "always buying it at a discount.
"This book will make you a better informed, more intelligent, more profitable investor and will help you to understand why stocks such as Cisco trade at $14.45 and Berkshire Hathaway trade at $72,000 per share. Our valuation approach revolves around some very simple calculations that use only addition,subtraction, multiplication, and division--no calculus, differential equations or advanced math."
--From the Preface
Value and trust are two of the biggest question marks in today's tumultuous stock markets.
Crystal Clear: The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II
Quartz crystal— a technology that changed the tide of World War II
Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during the Second World War, from radar to nuclear energy. Often left out of historical discussions are quartz crystals, which proved to be just as pivotal to the Allied victory— and to post-war development— as other technologies. Quartz crystals provided the U.S. military, for the first time, with reliable communication on the front lines, and then went on to become the core of some of the most basic devices of the post-war era, from watches, clocks, and color televisions, to cell phones and computers.
In Crystal Clear, Richard Thompson relates the story of the quartz crystal in World War II, from its early days as a curiosity for amateur radio enthusiasts, to its use by the United States Armed Forces. It follows the intrepid group of scientists and engineers from the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army as they...
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Statistical and Probabilistic Methods in Actuarial Science
Providing a solid foundation of both theory and methods, this book offers a unified and accessible introduction to probability and statistics for students aspiring to careers in actuarial science and insurance. It presents practical examples of applications, specifically to general insurance, financial decision making, and risk analysis. Basic introductions are also given to claims reserving, generalized linear models, no claim discount schemes, credibility theory, and game theory. The book focuses, in particular, on numerical and computational aspects of the methods developed. To facilitate student understanding, each chapter features numerous exercises. The appendix features selected answers, and a separate solutions manual is available for lecturers.
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Rollerball (Full Frame, Widescreen)
The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only...the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross and hockey. Jonathan E. (James Caan, "Misery") is the champion player - a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman Jonathan loves (Maud Adams, "Octopussy") but they can't take away his soul - even if diabolical corporate head (John Houseman, "The Paper Chase") tells him he'd better retire...or suffer the old-fashioned way. With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, "Rollerball" grips you by the heart - and never lets you go!
Feature-Length Audio Commentary By Director Norman Jewison, Featurette With Behind-The-Scenes Footage And Interviews With Jewison, New Dolby Digital 5.
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