Investing in One Lesson


As the book title suggests "Investing in One Lesson", this book covers briefly on investing qualitatively aspect. Skousen spends a major portion of the book explaining why stock prices doesn't necessarily correlates with improving balance sheet in the short term, and the "dangers" of investing.

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Being an economist, he took an economics approach to investing, by first reviewing the economic policy, central bank monetary policy don't fight the Fed! Skousen recommends buying dividend stocks, because nothing beats having "real" returns into your pocket from investments. Dividend stocks also tend to be mid or large cap stocks that has been around for many years, and normally do not have extreme valuations.

Which in my opinion is a subset of Buffett's principle of buying stocks that have enormous cash-flow.

Skousen is wary of management's malinvestments should they have plenty of cash on hand. Having said that, Dr. Skousen is also aware that should the market drive up the valuation of dividend stocks, it is no longer wise to invest in one remember nifty fifty. He also made several other excellent points: Skousen would share his investment strategies in more detail and more of personal experiences.

Nonetheless, I would recommend this book to those who hasn't read much on investment. This is a well written book about value investing. My favorite all time book on the subject is Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor, specially with the update by Mr.

However, I have given it to several friends and they haven't had the patience to go through it.

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Investing in One Lesson [Mark Skousen] on bahana-line.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why are the smartest, most successful professionals so often. Mark Skousen has built his impressive reputation as one of the industry's best- known investment advisors by consistently beating the market year after year.

This one covers many of the same points in a brief and concise manner. The example of the use of the Dogs of the Dow as a means of getting started was a neat way to get the value message across. I will probably start recommending this book instead of Graham's, because it is much more readable. If you want to learn to invest in value stocks this is one place to go. One person found this helpful.

Great book for value investors.

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Most Austrian Economist lose their ass in the market. They enjoy chasing tech companies which are historically overpriced. This book is a must for all investors. There are few infallible truths of investing but Prof Skousen identifies the one principle that comes close to gospel in explaining how investors grow rich-and stay rich. Prof Skousen's books on free-market economies and investing can't be beaten. In this book, Prof Skousen clearly and convincingly reveals the reasons for the seemingly perverse, unpredictable nature of the stock market economics and has been instrumental in educating students, business people, government leaders and fellow economists on sound economics and finance.

Drawing upon his decades of experience, Prof Skousen explains in one spirited, easy-to-follow lessons why stock prices fluctuate with such apparent irrationality. How Wall Street is like a giant casino, and how it isn't; 2. Why good news for the economy is often bad news for the stock market; 3. Why stock prices can suddenly skyrocket or collapse-regardless of market fundamentals; 4. Why IPO often enrich insiders at the expense of the majority of investors; and 5.

Why stocks of old, established companies in shrinking industries tend to be a better investment than shares in rapidly growing firms in cutting-edge fields.

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Audio CD Verified Purchase. MS is not only an excellent writer but a practical investor. This book is for anyone who is looking for a long term investment idea that will work for the long haul through good and bad stock markets. The book is well written and easy to understand.

This is a "must have book" for beginning investors. I wanted to know about investing and this book can get you there without the need to get proficient deciphering or memorizing the investing industry jargon and trade language specifics. Just another tired publication. A repeat of many others. See all 28 reviews.

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In Investing In One Lesson , investment guru Mark Skousen clearly and convincingly reveals the reasons for the seemingly perverse, unpredictable nature of the stock market. Drawing upon his decades of experience as an investment advisor, writer, and professor, Dr. Skousen explains in one spirited, easy-to-follow lesson why stock prices fluctuate with such apparent irrationality.

Lifting back the veil of perplexity and confusion that surrounds the workings of the stock market, Dr. The perfect investment primer, Investing In One Lesson provides an introduction to everything from day trading to contrary investing to chart-based techniques. Skousen packs his book with entertaining personal and professional anecdotes illustrating his central point—that the business of investing is not the same as investing in a business.

He offers investors a wide-ranging but accessible course on investing history, psychology, and strategy—all in one lesson. Is This Your Story? A Rocky Marriage Chapter 4. A Peculiar Institution Chapter 5.

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The Plungers and the Peacocks Chapter 8. The Growth Trap Chapter 9. The Contrarians Chapter The Strategy Chapter My Favorite Investment Choices Chapter Creating a Permanent Portfolio Chapter Investing in One Lesson is easy to read and full of practical advice. Read this book and you will relax and feel comfortable about your financial plan in any and all market conditions. In this commonsense guide, Dr. Skousen shows how investors can learn the one lesson of investing and build a secure and prosperous future. Band, editor, Profitable Investing.