High-Powered Investing All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

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Book VIII

Socially Responsible Investing

Socially responsible investors expect the companies they invest in to act ethically. See the characteristics that responsible corporations possess in a free article at www.dummies.com/extras/highpoweredinvestingaio.

Chapter 1: Making Your Investments Match Your Values

Discovering Who Invests Responsibly and Why

Taking the Long View: Monitoring and Influencing Your Investments

Chapter 2: The Socially Responsible Enterprise: Evaluating Companies

Seeing How a Company Makes Its Money

Noting How a Company Balances Shareholder and Stakeholder Needs

Heading Off Principal-Agent Problems

Paying Attention to Company Reports

Staying Up-to-Date in Other Ways

Chapter 3: Introducing the Islamic Capital Market

Defining the Concepts and Principles of Islamic Finance

Adhering to Criteria for Islamic Investments

Identifying Types of Islamic Financial Products

Introducing Islamic Financial Institutions

Chapter 4: Managing Assets in Islamic Investments

Shopping at the Islamic Capital Market

Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, and More: Investigating Your Options

Benchmarking the Performance of Islamic Funds: Islamic Indexes

Developing New Methods for Managing Market Risk

Book VII

Value Investing

The master of value investing is Warren Buffett. Read about his rise to superstardom in the finance world at www.dummies.com/extras/highpoweredinvestingaio.

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Value Investing

What Value Investing Is — And Isn’t

A Short Math Primer for the Value Investor

Are You a Value Investor?

Chapter 2: A Value Investor’s Guide to Financial Statements

What a Value Investor Looks For

Dissecting Financial Statements

The Games Companies Play

Chapter 3: Using Ratios as a Valuation Tool

The Basics of Using Ratios

Key Ratios, Classified and Identified

Chapter 4: Valuing a Business

Evaluating Intrinsic Value

Comparing Intrinsic Value Worksheet Models

Examining Return on Equity

Deciding When the Price Is Right

Taking a Practical Approach

Book VI

Emerging Markets

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Chapter 1: Introducing Emerging Market Investing

Defining Emerging Markets

Finding Key Opportunities for Investment in Emerging Markets

Considering and Managing Risk in Emerging Markets

Chapter 2: A Guided Tour through the World’s Emerging Markets

Building with the BRICs: Brazil, Russia, India, and China

Examining Non-BRIC Emerging Markets

Chapter 3: Picking Bonds, Stocks, and Mutual Funds in Emerging Markets

Pursuing Emerging Market Bonds

Buying Emerging Market Stocks

Diversifying with Mutual Funds

Navigating International Securities Exchanges

Chapter 4: High Finance in Emerging Markets

Delving into the World of High Finance

Working with Local Partners

Avoiding Potential Traps in High-Finance Investing

Book V

Hedge Funds

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Chapter 1: Getting the 411 on Hedge Funds

Defining Hedge Funds

Introducing Basic Types of Hedge Funds

Fee, Fi, Fo, Cha Ching! Hedge Fund Fees

Understanding How Hedge Funds Work

Making Sure a Hedge Fund Is Right for You

Chapter 2: Taking the Plunge with Hedge Funds

Investor, Come on Down! Pricing Funds

Due Diligence: Picking a Hedge Fund

Purchasing Your Stake in a Hedge Fund

Handling Liquidity after Your Initial Investment

Reading the Hedge Fund Reports

Understanding Your Tax Responsibilities

Chapter 3: A Potpourri of Hedge Fund Strategies

Viewing Hedge Funds as an Asset Class

Buying Low, Selling High: Arbitrage

Investigating Equity Strategies

Participating in Corporate Life Cycles

Chapter 4: Evaluating Hedge Fund Performance

Measuring a Hedge Fund’s Return and Risk

Using Benchmarks to Evaluate a Fund’s Risk and Return

Taking a Reality Check on Hedge Fund Returns

Hiring a Reporting Service to Track Hedge Fund Performance

Book IV

Foreign Currency Trading

In the foreign currency market, trading mistakes can be costly or, in worst-case scenarios, devastating. To discover how to avoid such mistakes, go to www.dummies.com/extras/highpoweredinvestingaio.

Chapter 1: Your Forex Need-to-Know Guide

Getting a Quick Overview of Currency Trading

Checking Out Currency Pairs and Prices

Around the World in a Trading Day

The Mechanics of Currency Trading

Forces behind Forex Rates

Chapter 2: Major and Minor Currency Pairs

Banking on the Big Dollar: EUR/USD

Exploring Where East Meets West: USD/JPY

Mixing It Up with the Other Majors: GBP/USD and USD/CHF

Trading the Minor Pairs: USD/CAD, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD

Chapter 3: Gathering and Interpreting Economic Data

Making Sense of Economic Data

Market-Moving Economic Data Reports from the United States

Major International Data Reports

Chapter 4: Advice for Successful Forex Trading

Finding a Trading Style That Suits You

Developing Trading Discipline

Making Time for Market Analysis

Managing Your Trading Risk

Chapter 5: Putting Your Trading Plan in Action

Getting into the Position

Making the Trade Correctly

Managing the Trade

Closing Out the Trade

Analyzing after the Trade

Book III

Commodities

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Chapter 1: Getting an Overview of Commodities

Defining Commodities and Their Investment Characteristics

Checking Out What’s on the Menu

Putting Risk in Perspective

Chapter 2: Adding Commodities to Your Portfolio

Checking Out Methods for Investing in Commodities

Examining the Major Commodity Exchanges

Opening an Account and Placing Orders

Chapter 3: The Power House: Making Money in Energy

Investing in Crude Oil

Trading Natural Gas

Bowing to Ol’ King Coal

Looking at Other Energy Sources

Putting Your Money in Energy Companies

Chapter 4: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals

Going for the Gold

Taking a Shine to Silver

Putting Your Money in Platinum

Adding Some Steel to Your Portfolio

Including Aluminum in Your Investments

Seeing the Strengths of Copper

Appreciating Palladium

Keeping an Eye on Zinc

Noting the Merits of Nickel

Putting Stock in Diversified Mining Companies

Chapter 5: Down on the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products

Profiting from the Softs: Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice

Trading Ags: Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans

Making Money Trading Livestock

Book II

Futures and Options

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Chapter 1: Futures and Options Fundamentals

Getting the Lowdown on Futures Trading

Getting Up to Speed on Options

Deciding Whether to Trade Futures or Options

Chapter 2: Being a Savvy Futures and Options Trader

Holding the Key: Interest Rates and the Money Supply

Digesting Economic Reports

(Psycho)-Analyzing the Market

Adding Technical Analysis to Your Toolbox

Chapter 3: Basic Trading Strategies

Trading on Margin

Buying Calls

Writing Calls

Considering Basic Put Option Strategies

Chapter 4: Advanced Speculation Strategies

Thinking Like a Contrarian

Exploring Interest Rate Futures

Focusing on Stock Index Futures

Book I

Getting Started with High-Powered Investing

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Chapter 1: What Every Investor Should Know

Taking a Glance at Investment Options and Strategies

Managing Investment Risks

Going for Brokers

Looking at Indexes and Exchanges

Chapter 2: Playing the Market: Stocks and Bonds

Starting with Stock Basics

Stocking Up

Getting Your Bond Basics

Exploring Your Bond Options

Chapter 3: Getting to Know Mutual Funds and ETFs

Going Over Mutual Fund Basics

The ABCs of ETFs

Chapter 4: All about Annuities

Introducing Annuities

Deciding Whether an Annuity Is Right for You

Checking Out the Main Types of Annuities