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Preferred Stocks: The Art of Profitable Income Investing Softcover by Ken Winans
Why write a new book on preferred stock? Answer: 2008 dramatically changed everything for preferreds!
The once orphaned preferred security, with a total market capitalization of only 7% the size of the massive corporate bond market, were one of the key tools used by the U.S. government in its intervention efforts (i.e., T.A.R.P.) to stabilize the world economy during the Fall of 2008.
Since then, preferred stocks have been the best performing U.S. investment medium in 2009 (and so far in 2010) and are a darling in the financial media.
It is rare to read anything new about investing. Preferred Stocks: The Art of Profitable Income Investing builds upon my past historical research from my previous books with the addition of new research (market analysis, investment analysis, etc.) as well as revised methodologies in portfolio management for successful income investing in today's environment.
It is a mystery why preferred stocks, one of the oldest exchange listed investments in existence, had fallen between the cracks in a global investment industry fixated offering as many investment products as possible. Preferred Stock: The Art of Profitable Income Investing shows that an unpolished investment gem has been rediscovered.
The rebirth of income investing is here to stay. Why? America's aging population has lost much of its appetite for financial volatility and has chosen the same fiscal course as their ancestors where investment income matters as much as capital appreciation. |  | |||
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Investment Atlas: Financial Maps to Investment Success Hardcover by Ken Winans
We have all heard the phrase "History repeats itself!" Yet very few people seriously apply long-term history to the art and science of investing.
There is no better example of this than how the majority of modern investors, the most knowledgeable and technologically advanced in history, mishandled the dot.com bull market and the prolonged bear market that followed. Throughout the 1990s, the phrase "It's different this time!" was repeated by Wall Street's elite analysts, and investors blindly kept buying stocks and mutual funds throughout 1999 and 2000, ignorant of the fact that they were playing long Las Vegas odds of success and not even taking a Cliff Notes glance at the behavior of past bull markets.
Does this sound familiar? "The Federal Reserve is much blamed because it made money easy, and that easy money help to start the current investment boom. The real fault is that too many people are eager to grab something for nothing." No, it wasn't written in 1999 about technology stocks. It came out of a business publication in January 1929.
“A picture tells a thousand words.” The “pictures” in this book are primarily charts of past investment activity. This reference tool, disguised as a coffee table book, is filled with useful information about the performance and characteristics of stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate, and collectibles since 1800.
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Preferreds: Wall Street's Best-Kept Income Secret Hardcover by Ken Winans
This is the first book, since the 1930s, devoted to traditional preferred stocks. The tips in this book will help readers navigate the world of preferred stocks and other income investments—now and in the future.
This book is the introduction of Winans International Preferred Stock Index™ (WIPSI™), the only index to cover one of Wall Street’s cornerstone investments.
There is a single objective in mind—to make sure you’re armed with useful information on how, why, and when to take advantage of preferred stocks. |  | |||
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 | Meet Kenneth G. Winans Mr. Winans is a successful investment management entrepreneur, an award-winning author, an active philanthropist, and a renowned collector. Ken is President of Winans International Investment Management and Research. For more than 27 years, he has conducted landmark investment research and designed creative investment strategies while serving as a portfolio manager, investment analyst, broker, and investor. He is a regular guest on TV and radio shows nationwide and has had much of his investment research published as headline articles by leading websites, magazines, and newspapers. In 2004, the University of San Francisco named him one of its most celebrated graduates in its 150-year history. He also serves as a trustee for several non-profit organizations such as: The Museum of American Finance, The W Foundation a non-profit dedicated to the public education of the history and future benefits of space exploration, and the Chabot Space & Science Center. Ken and his wife, Debbie, are long-time residents of Marin County and are active in industry and community groups. He is a renowned collector of artifacts from space exploration as well as antique financial documents. Many pieces of his collection are on display at leading museums coast to coast. | |||||
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