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1961. | 
How Technical Analysis Investors Use Trends By: Charles D. Kirkpatrick II; Julie R. Dahlquist Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 04-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: How Technical Analysis Investors Use Trends This Element is an excerpt from Technical
Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians,
Second Edition (9780137059447) by Charles D. Kirkpatrick III,
CMT, and Julie Dahlquist, Ph.D., CMT. Available in print and
digital formats.
How technical analysts understand trends and
translate those insights into market profits.
Technical analysis is based on one major
assumption: trend. Markets trend. Traders and investors hope to buy
a security at the beginning of an uptrend at a low price, ride the
trend, and sell the security when the trend ends at a high price.
Although this...
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1962. |  The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming By: Terry Griffin Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 26-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 04-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming teaches you how to create powerful programs using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT programming language, NXT-G. You'll learn how to program a basic robot to perform tasks such as line following, maze navigation, and object detection and how to combine programming elements (known as blocks) to create sophisticated programs....
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1963. | 
Can Your Beliefs Impact Your Health and Well-Being? By: The Chicago Social Brain Network Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Can Your Beliefs Impact Your Health and Well-Being? This Element is an excerpt from Invisible
Forces and Powerful Beliefs: Gravity, Gods, and Minds
(9780137075454) by the Chicago Social Brain Network. Available in
print and digital formats.
The new science of belief: what science is
learning about the close interrelationships between belief,
behavior, and human health.
People have many sources of information,
knowledge, and understanding. We consider the most common to be
empirically acquired--learned facts, relations, associations, and
perceptual and motor skills. These are powerful determinants of
thought and behavior. But other sources...
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1964. | 
The Best Investment Advice Is Sometimes About What Not to Do By: Saly A. Glassman Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Best Investment Advice Is Sometimes About What Not to Do This Element is an excerpt from It's
About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better
Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print
and digital formats.
Why the best investment advice you ever get
might be what not to do.
Shortly after 9/11, a terrible period for
all investors and advisors–for all Americans–Edward
called to thank his advisor. “Thank me?” the advisor
exclaimed. “Why? I feel terrible about our losses over the
last year.” Edward said, “No, you don’t
understand. You told me not to invest $600,000 in a private equity
partnership I was seriously...
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1965. | 
By: Saly A. Glassman Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Crises Are Like Little Gifts This Element is an excerpt from It's
About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better
Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print
and digital formats.
What you can learn about investing from
financial crises–and what you can learn about life from
any crisis.
Crises are like little gifts. Every crisis
presents opportunities to learn. To begin with, crises force you to
examine your behavior. The investment markets are complex, full of
events we cannot predict or control. A financial crisis can feel
like an erupting volcano that disrupts our sense of...
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1966. | 
The Most Valuable Things in Life Do Not Involve Currency By: Saly A. Glassman Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Most Valuable Things in Life Do Not Involve Currency This Element is an excerpt from It's
About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better
Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print
and digital formats.
Restoring real perspective on life: what
money will buy you and what it won’t.
If you had an hour to live, how would you
describe the extraordinary moments of your life? Perhaps you would
talk about some of your accomplishments, experiences, and people
who have meant the most to you. Maybe you would express some
regrets and share some stories. But would you focus on the
money?...
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1967. | 
Have Investment Rules That Work for You By: Saly A. Glassman Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Have Investment Rules That Work for You This Element is an excerpt from It's
About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better
Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print
and digital formats.
Adopt these simple investment rules, and
dramatically reduce your chances of getting scammed.
In recent years, investors have been stunned
by the proliferation of financial scams. Perhaps you are wondering,
“How do I avoid encountering one?” One way to increase
your security and confidence is to establish rules for the
management of your investments. These rules as written should work
for 80% of investors....
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1968. | 
Rules Are Essential, But They Do Not Guarantee a Win By: Saly A. Glassman Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Rules Are Essential, But They Do Not Guarantee a Win This Element is an excerpt from It's
About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better
Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print
and digital formats.
Get beyond frustration and anger, learn
today’s rules for investing more successfully, and get back
into the game.
Have you felt let down by the economic
crisis--disappointed, resentful, even angry? You might if you
thought you were following all the investment rules you’d
been taught. You are in good company if you are thinking, “I
followed the rules! I should have won!” Unfortunately, life
doesn’t work...
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1969. | 
Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: What Is a Good Beer? This Element is an excerpt from Beer Is
Proof God Loves Us: Reaching for the Soul of Beer and Brewing
(9780137065073) by Charles W. Bamforth. Available in print and
digital formats.
An expert meditates on beer quality: from
the bottle to the bubbles and beyond.
What exactly does beer qualitymean to the
consumer? Does anyone have the right to stamp their judgment on it,
like Robert Parker pontificates on wine? Let us journey from the
container inwards and dwell on attitudes towards what is and what
is not beer quality....
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1970. |  Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 09-MAR-2011 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions Profit from earnings announcements, by
taking targeted, short-term option positions explicitly timed to
exploit them! Based on rigorous research and huge data sets, this
book identifies the specific earnings-announcement trades most
likely to yield profits, and teaches how to make these
trades—in plain English, with real examples!
Trading on Corporate Earnings News is
the first practical, hands-on guide to profiting from earnings
announcements. Writing for investors and traders at all experience
levels, the authors show how to take targeted, short-term option
positions that are explicitly...
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1971. | 
4 Investing Fundamentals Everyone Needs Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 31-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 4 Investing Fundamentals Everyone Needs Discover four simple ways to uncover
exceptional value in equities with strong fundamentals.
Short-term price movement in the market is
always chaotic, and, as confusing as this is, it can become your
greatest advantage. First, pick companies and stocks based on sound
fundamental analysis. Second, time your purchase based on value,
not fads. If you believe in the fundamentals, but you don’t
know how to narrow down the list of what to watch, consider the
following four suggestions.......
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1972. |  Trade Like an O'Neil Disciple: How We Made 18,000% in the Stock Market By: Gil Morales; Dr. Chris Kacher Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 23-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Trade Like an O'Neil Disciple: How We Made 18,000% in the Stock Market
How two former traders of William J. O'Neil + Company made mad money using O'Neil's trading strategies, and how you can, too
From the successes and failures of two William O'Neil insiders, Trade Like an O'Neil Disciple: How We Made Over 18,000% in the Stock Market in 7 Years is a detailed look at how to trade using William O'Neil's proven strategies and what it was like working side-by-side with Bill O'Neil. Under various market conditions, the authors document their trades, including the set ups, buy, add, and sell points for their winners. Then, they turn the magnifying glass on...
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1973. |  By: Barry Libert Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 09-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 |
It's time to join Social Nation and prosper! This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. As a leader and manager, you'll find out how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies. This book relies on well-known case studies about businesses that illustrate how...
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1974. | 
Embrace the Entrepreneurial Spirit and Live the Rich Life By: Farnoosh Torabi Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Embrace the Entrepreneurial Spirit and Live the Rich Life This Element is an excerpt from Psych
Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build
Your Financial Life (9780137079278) by Farnoosh Torabi.
Available in print and digital formats.
Powerful lessons you can learn from
entrepreneurs–even if you never intend to become one....
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1975. | 
By: Farnoosh Torabi Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: How to Feel Rich This Element is an excerpt from Psych
Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build
Your Financial Life (9780137079278) by Farnoosh Torabi.
Available in print and digital formats.
Feeling rich: it’s not just about
money — it’s more important, you can do it, and
here’s how.
To be rich, you should also feel fulfilled.
Many individuals the government would classify as rich think of
themselves as the opposite: bereft of happiness and satisfaction.
Money doesn’t lead to happiness or fulfillment–being
rich and feeling richly fulfilled are separate concepts. So,
what’s rich to...
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1976. | 
Establishing Goals for Living Rich By: Farnoosh Torabi Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Establishing Goals for Living Rich This Element is an excerpt from Psych
Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build
Your Financial Life (9780137079278) by Farnoosh Torabi.
Available in print and digital formats.
Setting and pursuing the goals that can lead
you to happiness–and, not coincidentally, lead you to
financial security, too!...
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1977. | 
By: Farnoosh Torabi Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Make Your Money Count This Element is an excerpt from Psych
Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build
Your Financial Life (9780137079278) by Farnoosh Torabi.
Available in print and digital formats.
How to determine what’s worth spending
money on, and what isn’t (hint: your best investment is
yourself!).
Consider how to pursue a financial life with
an emphasis on value; how to make financial moves you can
proudly say are “worth it.” Just because something is
affordable doesn’t make it worthy. In this chapter,
you’ll find a formula for determining what a worthy expense
looks like, no matter...
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1978. | 
Get Long-Term Smart About Your Retirement Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Get Long-Term Smart About Your Retirement This Element is an excerpt from
Retirementology: Rethinking the American Dream in a New
Economy (9780132613859) by Gregory Salsbury, Ph.D.. Available
in print and digital formats.
Discover the top ten top-of-mind takeaways
for effective retirement planning.
When you’re thinking long-term smart,
you’re addressing the four challenges that must be considered
for you to enjoy a comfortable retirement. They are Longevity,
Inflation, Volatility, and your own Expectations about retirement.
Let’s start with longevity. Today, there’s a 72% chance
that one member of a 65-year-old couple will reach...
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1979. | 
There Are Always Opportunities for the Objective Investor By: Quint Tatro Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: There Are Always Opportunities for the Objective Investor This Element is an excerpt from Trade the
Trader: Know Your Competition and Find Your Edge for Profitable
Trading (9780137067084) by Quint Tatro. Available in print and
digital formats.
Learn how to profit from all price
action — so you can earn returns in declining and sideways
markets, too.
The moment you stop allowing general market
direction to dictate your emotions, you unleash powerful
opportunities to capitalize on market movement. I was taught from a
young age to seek out solid investments, buy them, and let them
work. It took me years to truly embrace the philosophy that I...
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1980. | 
Using and Controlling Risk to Your Investment Advantage By: Quint Tatro Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 30-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Using and Controlling Risk to Your Investment Advantage This Element is an excerpt from Trade the
Trader: Know Your Competition and Find Your Edge for Profitable
Trading (9780137067084) by Quint Tatro. Available in print and
digital formats.
The two most common myths about trading and
risk: why successful traders know better, and you should, too.
The idea that you should always have stock
exposure–and the level should equate with your age or time
horizon–assumes that market timing isn’t possible. If
that is the case, it’s just a matter of time before the
hundreds of consistently successful traders I know go belly up.
Sorry to all my trading...
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