{"product_id":"the-dick-davis-dividend-9780470099032","title":"The Dick Davis Dividend","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pioneer in the financial media, Dick Davis has interacted with the investing public for over forty years. With his new book, he continues this trend. The first part of \u003ci\u003eThe Dick Davis Dividend\u003c\/i\u003e contains an easy-to-read, yet profound discussion of the essentials of investingfocusing on the savvy veteran's often unconventional, core beliefs. While the second part of this engaging guide makes a compelling case for combining both passive investing via index funds and active investing via stocks and mutual funds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan 95 Million Investors Be Wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Challenge: Blunt Honesty without Turning Off the Investor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere I’m Coming From.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHousekeeping Notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Personal Background.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre–Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne-of-a-Kind Career on Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost–Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModesty Adds Credibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Deepest Convictions About Successful Investing After 40 Years On Wall Street.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: The Three Best Things to Have before Starting to Invest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuck.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLongevity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeep Pockets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Six Absolutes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Nobody Knows the Answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. There’s Always an Exact Opposite Opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. We’re Predisposed to Fail, But Not Predestined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. There Is Symmetry in the Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Market Is King—News Is Mostly Irrelevant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Durability of Major Trends Is Underestimated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Seven Core Convictions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Asset Allocation Is Key to Managing Risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Proper Entry Level Is Crucial.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Be Aware of the Negatives: There’s Always a Column A and a Column B.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Best You Can Do Is Put the Odds in Your Favor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Worst You Can Do Is Be Totally and Instantly Informed (A Critique of CNBC).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Many Strategies Can Work—The Key Is Consistency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Index Funds: The Answer for Most, But Not the Whole Answer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Thirty-Five Nuggets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. After You Buy, It’ll Always Go Lower.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. CEOs on Their Own Stock.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Conventional Wisdom Is More Conventional than Wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Humility Is Sadly Lacking on Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. A Sure Thing If You Have the Patience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. No Single Stock Has to Be Bought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Sticky Question of When to Sell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Mergers Are Good for Everyone Except Stockholders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Get Children Started Early.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Don’t Rebuke Yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Face It, It’s History; Put It Behind You.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Investigate, Then Invest—Hogwash.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Cramer versus Kirk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. How to Answer Questions about the Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Giving Advice to Relatives—Tread Lightly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. When Greed Paid Off.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Losses Are Inevitable—A Big Loss Unacceptable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. ETFs Are a Beautiful Thing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Rising Dividends Are More Important than Big Dividends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Broker and the Case for Discretion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. All Investors Are Not Created Equal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Low Commissions Make Online Trading Hard to Resist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Understand Your Own Temperament.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. The Upside-Down Stock Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Every Group Has Its Day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. “When” Is More Important than “What”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. No Place to Hide for the Investor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Rarity of Inside Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. What’s a Reasonable Return?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. The Market Is Typically Dull and Indecisive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Interest Rates—The Most Difficult of All to Forecast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. The Brilliant Market Call.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Your Results Will Differ From Your Fund’s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. You \u003ci\u003eCan\u003c\/i\u003e Make Money in a Down Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. No One Has a Monopoly on the Right Answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Okay, So What Do I Do With My Money?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Active versus Passive Investing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 80-20 Solution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassive Investing—An Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex Funds: What’s Most Important To Know.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Passive Investing: Twenty-Eight Model Index Fund Portfolios.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Farrell: Lazy Man Portfolios.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty-Eight Model Index Fund Portfolios.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Active Investing with Mutual Funds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays for Do-It-Yourselfers to Outperform the Market: Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife-Cycle\/Target Retirement Funds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMutual Funds: 18 Key Points.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Active Investing with Stocks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewsletters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“My One Favorite Stock” Lists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePiggybacking the Masters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVirtual Investing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStock Screens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrokerage Focus Lists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStock-Picking Columnists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe CAN SLIM Approach: William O’Neil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Magic Formula: Joel Greenblatt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeremy Siegel’s Dividend Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate Money Managers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest Web Sites and Blogs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Conclusion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat Investment Books: The Right Kind of Homework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSayings and Quotations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrap-Up: What I Hope You Take Away.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402286473559,"sku":"9780470099032","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470099032.jpg?v=1730479950","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dick-davis-dividend-9780470099032","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}