Short description
DePorre reveals how investors can maximize their most powerful advantages: speed and flexibility. He explains when to attack, how to move aggressively, how to stay flexible, and when to swim away in the face of danger.
Long description
As an individual investor, you can run circles around the whales of Wall Street, if you invest like a shark! In Invest Like a Shark, Jim Rev Shark DePorre reveals how to maximize your most powerful advantages as a small investor: speed and flexibility. You'll learn when to attack, how to move aggressively, how to stay flexible, and when to swim away in the face of danger. These disciplined investment techniques helped DePorre build a tiny nest egg into a huge fortune and transform his life. If you're among the millions who use TheStreet.Com or RealMoney.com, you know DePorre: his column is second in popularity only to Jim Cramer himself. And you may know his personal story, too: how he lost his hearing, career, and marriage...turned to online investing out of desperation, and succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. Now, in this fast-paced book, DePorre shows how you can do it, too. Discover why buy and hold may be the most dangerous thing you can do and why active trading can produce better results with less risk. Learn how to stay in motion, always looking for your next meal ...move fast when there's blood in the water ...follow trends and feed on a frenzied crowd...make the most of technical analysis and small caps...grasp the tremendous power of cash...profit from other investors' greed, fear, euphoria, despair, and stupidity. Stop settling for mediocre results: invest like a shark, and take a bigger bite!
Review
As seen on Fox Business News, Fox Business Network's Happy Hour and TheStreet.com TV with Jim Cramer.
Table of contents
- Preface xix Part I Turning the Tables on Wall Street 1 Shark Investing: Empowering the Individual Investor 3 2 The Making of an Investing Shark 13 3 What is Shark Investing? 27 Part II Understanding the Way the Market Really Works 4 Why Long-Term Buy-and-Hold Investing Is Far Riskier Than Shark Investing 45 5 Why Conventional Investment Advice Ensures Mediocre Results 55 6 The Myths of Wall Street 61 7 Understanding Market Dynamics: Mood Swings, Feelings, and Irrationality 75 Part III Becoming a Shark Investor 8 Implementing the Shark Investing Style 87 9 Charts: Navigating the Market Seas 97 10 Portfolio Management: The Key to Success 121 11 Fundamental Analysis: Quick and Easy Is All You Need 147 12 Developing Your Inner Shark 155 13 Putting It All Together 169 14 Learning Is a Never-Ending Process 179 15 Investing/Trading as a Career 185 Glossary of Useful Terms and Concepts 191 Index 197