Asset allocation for dummies / by Jerry A. Miccolis and Dorianne R. Perrucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miccolis, Jerry A.

Contributor:

Perrucci, Dorianne R., 1949-

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portfolio management.

Investments.

Finance, Personal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An easy-to-understand how-to guide to the single most important thing you can do in investing - choosing and mixing your assets successfully. You don't need to be an expert analyst, a star stock-picker, or a rocket scientist to have better investment results than most other investors. You just need to allocate your assets in the right way, and have the conviction to stick with that allocation. The big secret behind asset allocation - the secret that most sophisticated investors know and use to their benefit - is that it's really not all that hard to do. Asset Allocation For Dummies serve

Contents:

Asset Allocation For Dummies®; About the Authors; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I Discovering the Not-So-Secret Recipe for Asset Allocation; Chapter 1 Understanding Asset Allocation; Chapter 2 Weighing Risk and Return; Chapter 3 Making Sense of Asset Classes; Chapter 4 Determining the Right Proportions: Your Asset Mix; Chapter 5 Stirring the Mix: Portfolio Rebalancing; Part II Stirring the Mix: Portfolio Rebalancing; Chapter 6 Laying the Foundation for Your Plan; Chapter 7 Developing Your Investment Strategy

Chapter 8 Creating Your Allocation PlanPart III Building and Maintaining Your Portfolio; Chapter 9 Buying Securities; Chapter 10 Knowing Where to Put Your Assets: Asset Location; Chapter 11 Monitoring Your Portfolio: Rebalancing and Other Smart Strategies; Chapter 12 Measuring Your Results; Part IV Going beyond the Bascis; Chapter 13 Walking to the Beat of a Different Drum: Opting for Alternative Investments; Chapter 14 Managing Your Taxes like a Pro; Chapter 15 Knowing When to Revise Your Plan; Chapter 16 Finding Help When You Need It; Part V The Part of Tens

Chapter 17 Ten Asset Classes and Subclasses and Their Historical Rates of ReturnChapter 18 Ten Common Asset Allocation Mistakes; Chapter 19 Ten Questions to Test Your Asset Allocation Know-How; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780470522547

0470522542

OCLC:

427915082