Using Economic Indicators to Improve Investment Analysis (Wiley Finance)

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To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jun 13, May rated it really liked it Shelves: I read the second edition. While most is still applicable, as the book was written in , I suspect the updated version would adjust some of the minor changes in the way that certain data is interpreted.

Overall, I was very impressed with the manner in which the book describes economic detail. Many books will go through the data's description. However, few will - after describing the data - continue further to address common misunderstandings and misconceptions.

For the most part, it does a goo I read the second edition. For the most part, it does a good job of describing market reaction to various data points. I think in this regard, the market has shifted to give more focus on data points that were - in - of less interest. That said, I think that the over-emphasis on certain data points in the current period will change in the future. The more normalized interpretations which the book presents are far more valuable to the long term student of the markets.

There is one other book that I prefer for this topic. Relative to this, the book is less organized and appears to address a more "edited" selection of economic data. Kara rated it it was amazing Feb 01, Dayini marked it as to-read Jul 02, Patria added it Sep 23, Mark marked it as to-read Oct 30, Kenrick Foster marked it as to-read May 04, The author has an annoying habit of citing so-on-so said this and that - it's not the standard way of making references in a typical academic manner.

There is also too much repetition. The author basically says that whenever an economic indicator suggests a stronger economy, it'd be negative for the bond market and positive for the equity market, which is fine, but she keeps repeating the same thing over and over again. There isn't much insight in it. This book might be a good compliment to an existing library, but I didn't find it very useful myself. I thought the comment of an earlier review's title, 'A Perfect Complement to an academic finance text!

If you want to know what the talking heads on the financial news are touting, this is an excellent guide.

Using Economic Indicators to Improve Investment Analysis, 3rd Edition

In other words, if you have bought into the conventional econometrics of the day, whatever that is, this is your guidebook. It ought to help get through a class, but outside the ivory tower, I'm not sure it will be much help. Personally, the author didn't help me connect the dots.

What do these indicators imply for the GNP 2, 3 or 4 years down the road? What connections do foreign indicators have with domestic ones? These questions are not answered. It's just a dictionary. You get the nominal description, the publishing authority, a bit about why the authority thinks their indicator useful and maybe a few sample numbers. If you like academic economics or ever have to make a presentation to some government officials, this is probably an exceptional service, though.

Using Economic Indicators to Improve Investment Analysis

This is not only an excellent reference source, but also a very interesting book. People who are not experts in the fields of economics or finance will have no problem grasping the concepts. I keep it in the office for reference and from time to time pick it up to read up on different topics.

I've been impressed with Tainer's ability to make these concepts so easy to understand. Her "Did you know? I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good reference book or wants to complement his studies in this field. I think that college students can benefit a great deal from it. For those of you who watch CNBC or CNNfn constantly, you stand to benefit the most from a book like this as it will not only teach you the cause and effect of important economic indicators that are put on the screen on a daily basis, but what's more important, the reasons why they impact the economy and the markets the way they do.

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