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Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)

7 total works

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Sound investment basics. Value investing concentrates on business tangibles and common sense. This guide explains these strategies in clear, jargon-free terms, and gives advice on: the importance of knowing the four major parts of a company's annual report and how to read them, how to listen for insights into the company plans and performance during the CEO's discussion with analysts, and major strategic investment policies that drive value investing and how to select the one right for your goals. * From an expert financial writer * Red-hot investment strategy in this troubled financial climate * Billionaire gurus like Warren Buffet advocate value investing

Cover of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Accounting
The art of accounting-by the numbers.

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Accounting, Third Edition takes the guess work out of this basic business activity. This updated edition has all the current information any business person will need to understand the "books," along with a useful workbook style appendix to re-enforce the lessons learned throughout the book.

- Fully updated including all new forms

- New workbook appendix with dozens of useful exercises

- Up-to-date information on the changes in payroll taxes, including the new Medicare tax

Cover of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Foreign Currency Trading
a roadmap for success; the strategies to use and pitfalls to avoid."

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Cover of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your Credit Score
Get more with a lower score.
Credit history can make or break your chances of getting a house, an apartment, or a loan. Now you can stay abreast of your credit score, and your future, by thoroughly understanding the publicly released FICO number, once reserved for lenders and businesses only. This invaluable guide busts the credit myths and explains key ways to use credit, pay bills, pay off debt, deal with crisis, and avoid scams in order to make the credit score work for you.
Includes a glossary, resource section, and sample letters"

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The essential chapters for those facing Chapter Seven or Chapter Eleven. With the percentage of personal bankruptcies soaring to over 10% nationwide, and the process for filing now more complicated, many are investigating their options. This guide, by a business journalist and bankruptcy expert, offers the reader comprehensive information on: all chapters of personal bankruptcy; the most current legal information; and a detailed explanation on filing. Jargon free, pragmatic financial advice Clear, complete and up-to-date information about all aspects of personal bankruptcy State by state exceptions under new laws Complete listing of vital websites to research before filing"

Cover of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Options and Futures
For investors at all levels. Completely updated, this practical guide has the information investors need to keep up in the complex, fast-paced, and highly profitable world of options and futures, where everything is in play from oil to diamonds, poultry to vaccines, franchises to coffee. Provides cutting edge information on energy futures and options Tools for creating flexible strategies that can move with the times New information on the solid standbys like livestock, precious metals, and equities Keyed to the new realities of the global economy, making this book vital for investors at all levels Highly respected expert author