Investing with Giants: Tried and True Stocks that Have Sustained the Test of Time by Linda T. Mead

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A realistic guide to strong and steady investments that have proven themselves worthy over the years
Investors tend to forget about the slow and steady growth of value or blue-chip stocks when quick run-ups in the market occur. These quick spikes rarely last long and investors then return to the comfort of blue-chip stocks. This book offers readers the information needed to create a strong portfolio that combines safety and predictability for the long-term. Focusing on the steady growth of value, or blue chips, readers will hold this guide close to their wallets as they look to find more reliable investments. With the volatility of the stock market, Investing with Giants helps investors develop benchmarks so they can pick both recommended stocks and personal potential favorites that will consistently grow over a lifetime. With an in-depth view of ten publicly traded companies that have stood the test of time and additional resources for research, this book deals with stocks that have proven themselves worthy over the years, not just days.
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Amazon Sales Rank: #1735005 in Books
Published on: 2002-03-01
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
256 pages
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A realistic guide to strong and steady investments that have proven themselves worthy over the years
Investors tend to forget about the slow and steady growth of value or blue-chip stocks when quick run-ups in the market occur. These quick spikes rarely last long and investors then return to the comfort of blue-chip stocks. This book offers readers the information needed to create a strong portfolio that combines safety and predictability for the long-term. Focusing on the steady growth of value, or blue chips, readers will hold this guide close to their wallets as they look to find more reliable investments. With the volatility of the stock market, Investing with Giants helps investors develop benchmarks so they can pick both recommended stocks and personal potential favorites that will consistently grow over a lifetime. With an in-depth view of ten publicly traded companies that have stood the test of time and additional resources for research, this book deals with stocks that have proven themselves worthy over the years, not just days.

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Examines how and why the stocks of America's top corporations provide consistently superior value to investors in today's stock of the moment marketplace.

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Investing With Giants

Investing With Giants is actually two books in one. First and foremost, it is one of today's most concise yet comprehensive guidebooks on the wisdom of investing in blue-chip stocks and focusing your investment strategy on companies and their strengths, as opposed to technical trends and chatroom hearsay. It provides you with the hands-on information you need to glean valuable information from annual reports, understand key economic indicators and how they affect individual stocks, and construct a balanced stock portfolio designed to provide you with long-term growth and stability.

In addition, Investing With Giants is a riveting tale of twentieth-century America and how ten of this nation's most powerful corporations have prospered-and created fortunes for their investors-by adapting to changing times, forming profitable alliances, and quickly responding to the changing realities of the marketplace. It compares and contrasts their stories, allowing you to gain a clearer understanding of the essentials for long-term success and then apply that understanding to your own investment research and decisions.

The result is one of today's most entertaining and user-friendly guides for building wealth in the twenty-first century. Complete with charts, figures, and key terms defined to ensure complete clarity, this commonsense book provides you with:
* The latest technological resources for gathering detailed company information
* The skills needed to use Value Line tables to help determine overvalued versus undervalued stocks
* Seven basic rules you should always keep in mind when considering a stock
* Techniques for using a company's annual report to determine its true financial position
* Key economic indicators-what they mean to the markets and why they are important to you

Long after the latest ballyhooed Wall Street stock-of-the-moment comes and goes, the solid, blue-chip market leaders will still be providing their investors with proven value, lowered volatility, and exceptional long-term performance. Investing With Giants shows you how to look beyond the hype to build a portfolio based on strength, safety, and predictability by investing in stocks and companies that will reward you for decades-not just days.
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an important reminder
Investing With Giants takes us back to our investing roots and reminds us that investing requires due diligence. Mead helps the reader return to a "think before you leap" model of investing.

Great for new investors
As an investment club member for 6 years, I found this book exceptionally helpful in better understanding how to evaluate stocks in this uncertain market. Using the annual report section helped me to review several stocks from a closer vantage point. It helped demystify the numbers. Linda Mead writes in a very readable manner making a dry subject much more interesting.

First rate investing primer
This is an excellent book for people who don't have a lot of experience as an investor. Mead examines notable blue chip companies and walks readers through their history and how it relates to the company stock. She explains what to look for in annual reports and how to figure out which companies are right for different investment needs.