Financial Fine Print：Uncovering a Company's True Value

图书标准信息

• 作者 Michelle Leder 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2003-07
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780471433477
• 定价 244.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thirty-fivemillionindividualinvestorsjumpedintothestockmarketforthefirsttimeduringthelate1990swithoutaskingquestionsaboutthestockstheywerebuying.Whenthebubbleburstandthelargenumberofaccountingscandalsbegantogrow,mostinvestorsdidn’tknowwheretoturnorwhomtotrust.Nowithasbecomemoreimportantthaneverforinvestorstotakemattersintotheirownhands.FinancialFinePrint:UncoveringaCompany’sTrueValueletsindividualinvestorsinonthesecretsthatseasonedprofessionalinvestorsusewhentheyevaluateapotentialinvestment.Burieddeepinacompany’squarterly(10-Q)andannual(10-K)reportsaretherealcluestoacompany’sfinancialhealth:thefootnotes.Atmanylargecompanies,thesefootnotescanrunformorethan30pagesandforsomecorporationshavedoubledinthepastfiveyears,makingthemsimplytooimportantforinvestorstoignore.FinancialFinePrintspellsoutexactlywhatinvestorsneedtolookforwithinthefootnotesofacompany’sreportsinordertomakebetter,moreinformeddecisions.ByusingnumerousexamplesofactualfootnotesthathaveappearedinSECdocuments,thebookteachesinvestorsineasy-to-understandlanguagewaystospot–andavoid–futureEnronsandWorldcoms(andTycosandAdelphiasandHealthSouths).Foranyinvestorwhohasspentthepastthreeyearswatchingtheirinvestmentsshrinkandhasbeguntothinkaboutgettingbackintothemarket,thisbookprovidesthecriticaltoolsthatinvestorsneedtoknowtoavoidgettingburnedonceagain.

【作者简介】

MichelleLederhasbeenwritingaboutpersonalfinanceandinvestingforthepastfifteenyears,includingtenyearsspentasabusinessreporterandlatereditorfordailynewspapersinNewYork,Florida,andConnecticut.Afreelancejournalistforthepastfiveyears,herarticleshaveappearedfrequentlyintheNewYorkTimes,aswellasdozensofotherpublicationsappealingtoawiderangeofagesandincomelevelsfromAARP:TheMagazinetoParents.Previously,shewasthepersonalfinancecolumnistforLifetimeTV.com’s"Money"and"Career"pages.Asadailyjournalistshewonnumerousawards,includingtheSocietyofBusinessEditorsandWriters’prestigiousBestinBusinessawardandnumerousawardsinannualAssociatedPresscontestsinNewYork,Florida,andConnecticut.SheholdsadegreeineconomicsfromBrandeisUniversityinWaltham,Massachusetts,andlivesinPeekskill,NewYork,withherhusband,Scott,anddog,Kumara.Thisisherfirstbook.Additionalinformationaboutreadingfinancialfootnotesisavailableatwww.footnoted.orgorbycontactingMichelleLederatml@footnoted.org.

【目录】

Foreword

Acknowledgments

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Introduction

Chapter 1  Don't Get Fooled Again

Chapter 2  Reading the Fine Print Like a Pro

Chapter 3 You Don't Need to Be a Pro

Chapter 4  Charge It

Chapter 5  Optional Illusions

Chapter 6 All in the Family

Chapter 7  Pensions in Wonderland

Chapter 8  Debt by Many Other Names

Chapter 9  Five Common Ingredients

Chapter 10 Changing the World

A Few Final Words

Appendix A A Cheat Sheet for Reading Key SEC Filings

Appendix B A Brief Walk through Qwest's Fine Print

Notes

Index