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Idiot's Guides: Beginning Investing helps the new investor understand all of the most common investment options, how to choose the right ones for your needs and goals, and how to increase your chances for success.This book covers: * Self-assessment tools that help readers understand their own personal risk tolerance and choose the investment strategies that fit their needs. * Basics on the each investment type, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and more, with primers on each investment type, the basics on how to invest with each option, and how to improve chances for success. * The dos and don'ts of real estate investing, including what to pursue, and what to avoid when it comes to real estate. . * Simple strategies for investing in the bond market. * Tips and tricks for investing in stocks, including which types of stocks to avoid and which types to buy. * How to protect assets and invest using time-tested and sensible techniques. * Setting goals and investing for college, retirement, luxury purchases, and other common financial goals. * Managing investments and personal portfolios for both short term and long term gains.
About the Author
Joe Duarte M.D., www.joe-duarte.com, developed the EBIS (Emerging Biotech Investment System) and the ATIS (Applied Technology Investment System) . He is the biotechnology analyst and writes the EBIS/ATIS section of the Breakthrough Tech Profits newsletter for InvestingDaily.com. He began his career in 1990 and has a long list of credits.
He is author of "Trading Futures for Dummies," "The Everything Book Personal Finance in your 20s & 30s, "Trading Options for Dummies, 2nd Edition,""Market Timing for Dummies" "Futures and Options for Dummies," "Successful Energy Sector Investing," "Successful Biotech Investing," and co author of 'After-Hours Trading Made Easy.
His daily Market IQ column was followed by thousands of investors, information seekers, and intelligence aficionados and professionals around the world from the year 2000 until 2013 when he ceased writing it in order to devote more time to writing books and other literary pursuits.
Dr. Duarte is well recognized as a writer and financial market analyst combining a unique set of viewpoints into an original blend of solutions for his audience. He has sector analysis expertise in biotech, health care, and energy.
He is a board certified anesthesiologist, a former registered investment advisor, and former President of River Willow Capital Management.
Dr. Duarte has appeared on CNBC and logged weekly appearances on the Financial Sense Newshour with Jim Puplava radio show for many years, where he commented on the Energy markets and geopolitics. He appeared on Biz Radio, Wall Street Radio, JagFn, WebFN, KNX radio in Los Angeles, and WOWO radio.
One of CNBC's original Market Mavens, Dr. Duarte has been writing about the financial markets since 1990. An expert in health care and biotechnology stocks, the energy sector, as well as financial market sentiment, his daily syndicated stock columns have appeared on leading financial web sites, including Reuter's e-charts, afterhourtrades.com and MarketMavens.com.
His articles and commentary have been featured Marketwatch.com. He has appeared in Barron's, U.S.A. Today, Smart Money, Medical Economics, and in Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazines.
Dr. Duarte published the critically acclaimed market timing newsletter 'The Wall Street Detective,' from 1990-1998, before moving on line and penning Market IQ.
His daily market commentary 'Joe Knows' appeared on Financialweb.com from 1998-2000.
Dr. Duarte served as senior columnist for investorlinks.com from 1998-2001.
