Common Stocks for Common Sense Investors (Hardcover)

Wall Street does not want you to know, but the 'beat the market' strategy that brokers push so hard does not work. It means big commissions and fees for them and, nearly always, below average investment returns for you. Here is advice from financial economists without the ulterior motive of big commissions: 'Stop throwing away money on unnecessary services and start safely collecting profitable returns'. Common Stocks for Common Sense Investors outlines a prudent, practical investment strategy that can turn a little money and a little study into a portfolio of uncommonly profitable stocks. The key is a comprehensive, step-by-step program called TIPP - Total Investment Portfolio Planning. TIPP tells you how to pinpoint stocks that meet your personal investment objectives; diversify holdings to weather market fluctuations; time-insulate your purchases and sales; limit your tax exposure; pay virtually no commissions; choose the best discount broker; and know when it is wise to seek professional advice. Included are appendices with valuable information on corporate dividend reinvestment plans and commission rates charged by discount brokers, and worksheets to plot specific investment decisions.