Bodie / Taqqu Risk Less and Prosper

Your Guide to Safer Investing
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-20625-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

A practical guide to getting personal investing right
Somewhere along the way, something has gone very wrong with theway individuals save and invest. Too often, households are drawn inby promotional suggestions masquerading as impartial investmentadvice. Consumers get saddled with more risk than they realize.Authors Zvi Bodie and Rachelle Taqqu understand the dilemma thattoday's investors face, and with Risk Less and Prosper theywill help you find your financial footing.
Written in an accessible style, this practical guide skillfullyexplains why personal investing is all about you--your goals,your values and your career path. It shows how to understandinvestment risk and choose the particular blend of risk and safetythat is right for you. And it lays out several simple yet powerfulways for small investors to cast a reliable safety net to achievetheir financial goals and truly prosper. Coauthors Bodie and Taqquchallenge the myth that all investments require risk, thenhighlight some important risks that families often disregard whendeciding where to put their money. Later, they connect the dotsbetween investment and investor, showing us all how to grasp ourown investment risk profiles and how we may use these insights tomake more fitting investment choices.
* Outlines a straightforward way to invest by aligning yourinvestments with your goals and the risk levels you can bear
* Provides basic investment abc's for readers who are otherwiseliterate
* Lays out a simple, actionable plan for achieving yourgoals
* Explains the role of risk-free assets and investment insurancein assuring that you reach your most essential goals
Contrary to popular belief, investing doesn't have to becomplicated. You can build wealth without taking great risks.Risk Less and Prosper will show you how to make investmentdecisions that will make your financial life less stressful andmore profitable.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bodie, Zvi

Taqqu, Rachelle

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword ix
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxv
PART I All About You 1
Chapter 1 Changing the Game 3
Chapter 2 Picturing Your Destination 17
Chapter 3 Paying Up 31
PART II Risk Matters 47
Chapter 4 The Mismeasure of Risk 49
Chapter 5 The Allure of Hope 65
Chapter 6 Your Personal Risk Profile 85
PART III Building Blocks 99
Chapter 7 Finding the Safe Investment Zone 101
Chapter 8 The Art of Matchmaking 125
Chapter 9 Investing Safely for Education 139
Chapter 10 Choosing Risky Investments 147
Chapter 11 How to Choose an Advisor 167
Epilogue 175
Notes 181
About the Authors 189
Index 191

Über Autor(innen)

Zvi Bodie is the Norman and Adele Barron Professor ofManagement at Boston University. He holds a PhD from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology and has served on the financefaculty at the Harvard Business School and MIT's Sloan School ofManagement. In recent years, Bodie has been a prominent advocatefor the financial protection of small investors and has writtenwidely on this subject. Professor Bodie has worked closely withnumerous professional institutions, including the CFA Institute,the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Retirement Income IndustryAssociation, and the Society of Actuaries.
Rachelle Taqqu is a financial consultant with many yearsof experience in the financial services industry. In recent years,she has worked closely with several nonprofit institutions on theirendowments.