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Even for the experienced trader, options trading can be a risky and intimidating investment strategy. However, with the right strategies and approach, it can be an exciting investment option that can pay serious dividends. Through logical, step-by-step guidance Idiot's Guides: Options Trading gives you the tools you need to reduce risk, while boosting the odds for success with these volatile and unpredictable investments. You will learn about all of the common types of options including index, E...

Buying and selling options is the fastest growing investment strategy when compared with other trading venues such as buying and selling stocks, futures, and foreign exchange currencies. Millions of investors who understand the financial leverage offered by options are earning impressive, steady incomes by buying and selling call and put options. The successful investors learn how options work. They develop watch lists of trade candidates and study price charts to find prospective trades. And t...

This book describes the biases most relevant to investing, include background on how biases develop, and offer practical strategies to help you to improve your performance. The authors offer a guide to categorizing biases based on cutting-edge brain science, which will enable readers to implement best practices that guard against whole sets of biases. Emphasis is placed on the practical implications of financial decision-making and provides a scientific basis for adjusting investing practices,...

The Bottomless Line—Important Lessons They Did Not Teach You in Business School is the second book in a series about the psychology of money by Dr. Christopher A. Bayer, the Wall Street Psychologist. This book builds on the key concepts in the first volume, to draw the reader’s attention to the “dark side” of the business world. Structured in a way that enables readers to examine contemporary examples of willful co-optation, misuse, and misinterpretation of old texts and ideas, run-of-the-mill c...

The Causes, Culprits, and Context of Our Money Troubles is the first book in a series about the psychology of money by Dr. Christopher Bayer, the Wall Street Psychologist. Informed by more than 30 years of research in the areas of economics/finance and psychology, Dr. Bayer explores the history of our relationship with money—specifically the role morality, and the concept of “virtue,” has played in that history, and the wealth versus money dichotomy. Filled with tales and exemplifications, the b...

Body and Mind—The Effects of Money Problems is the third book in a series about the psychology of money by Dr. Christopher Bayer, the Wall Street Psychologist. This volume advances readers into an examination of the effect of money problems on the body and mind. It presents research that supports solutions offered throughout the series to fix maladjustments of the mind and highlights the importance of developing a sound grasp of the mind-body connection to ensure there is an unbreakable bond at...

Rock Retirement offers inspirational advice on how to enjoy the journey to retirement to its fullest. Traditional retirement advice usually boils down to saving more, sacrificing more, and settling for less. This approach makes people dependent on systems outside their control, such as the market, economy, and investment returns. The result: people lose power over determining their life. What sets Rock Retirement apart is its holistic approach to helping people take back control and act intentio...

YOU HAVE ACHIEVED CAREER AND PERSONAL SUCCESS . . . NOW WHAT? You have made it. You have built your wealth and a lifestyle that pleases you—and you want to keep it that way. Whether you’re years from retirement or already enjoying it, the importance of proper financial management cannot be understated. Your mission is to stay on course for a long-lasting retirement with a reliable income that will meet your goals for the rest of your days. CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Douglas Gross shares vita...

THE SECRETS Your Broker Never Told You! A seismic shift has taken place in financial planning for people approaching retirement. When that change came along, author Thomas Helbig was more than ready for it. What is the new investment landscape all about? Americans planning for retirement have lost faith in risky, Wall Street-style investments. Meanwhile, new investment tools have come along, developed by the insurance sector of the financial services industry, to replace those high-risk vehic...

This is the most comprehensive guide to planning for retirement is now completely revised and updated. It used to be that work ended at age 65 and life slowed to a predictable pace. Not anymore! From deciding where to live, what to do, when to do it, and more, "The New Retirement" will help readers plan for and achieve their retirement dreams.The all-new revisions to this updated edition include: more than 30 new recommendations for specific communities to consider for retirement, plus updated h...

Why do successful people get “stuck?” Has your business or income hit a plateau? After 30 years of solving complicated financial problems for millionaire entrepreneurs and billionaire families, Chris Jarvis discovered patterns for increased success—and for happiness. 6 Secrets shares the critical insights Jarvis observed in the successful operations of thousands of businesses, professional practices, and family offices. “I love Chris’ brilliant intellect, wonderful sense of humor, and no-B...

The advice is sound; the client seems eager; and then… nothing happens! Too often, this is the experience that financial professionals encounter in their daily work. When good recommendations go unimplemented, clients’ well-being is compromised, opportunities are lost, and the professional relationship grows strained. Advice that Sticks takes aim at the problem of financial non-adherence. Written by a neuropsychologist and financial change expert, this book examines the five main factors that de...