Standard & Poor's Guide to Sector Investing

Standard & Poor's Guide to Sector Investing
Author: Sam Stovall
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 253
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Business cycles
ISBN: 9780070617179

This first in-depth guide to sector investing combines how-to knowledge with a wealth of data never before available in bookstores. It explains sector investing and the factors that influence various industries. Includes reports on 80 industries that provide analysis and investment forecasts by S&P analysts and specific stock recommendations using S&P STARS rankings.

Standard & Poor's 500 Guide

Standard & Poor's 500 Guide
Author: Standard & Poor's
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 1038
Release: 2004-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071457491

Provides data and analysis of the companies in the world-famous S&P 500 index, one of the most watched financial indexes in the world. This title provides top investment professionals with information on earnings, dividends, and share prices; stock picks in various categories; and company addresses and numbers, along with names of top officers.

Standard & Poor's Guide to Money & Investing

Standard & Poor's Guide to Money & Investing
Author: Virginia B. Morris
Publisher: Lightbulb Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0976474980

An all-new personal finance guide from the authors/creators ofThe Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Investing First in a new series based on information from Standard & Poor’s—the leading financial information organization—Standard & Poor’s Guide to Money & Investingdemystifies the world of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures, and options, empowering you to make informed investment decisions, measure your performance, and evaluate the risks and rewards. Completely up-to-date to reflect significant changes in investing due to new technologies and the Internet, this concise, easy-to-read guide explains how to understand the markets, evaluate companies, and spot trends to invest for success. Also covered are forces driving the economy and the roles of institutions from the Federal Reserve to multinational banks to the stock exchanges.

Standard and Poor's Guide to Energy Stocks

Standard and Poor's Guide to Energy Stocks
Author:
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071384148

Standard and Poor's has been the leading brand in financial information and analysis around the world. Brokers, investment bankers, and other Wall Street professionals have relied upon S&P's unparalleled financial analysis for over 140 years. Their stock reports and ratings are among the most-respected in the industry. Now S&P's celebrated stock reports are collected for the top-rated stocks in the S&P 1500 composite index for each of today's five hottest stock sectors. Finance; Technology; Health Care, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology; Energy; Communications and Telecom; The industries in these sectors include some of the fastest growing stocks around, and each of them include stocks assigned the prestigious 5-Star rating by S&P's top analysts. 65 percent of the 5-Star rankings allotted to stocks in S&P's 1500 composite index were assigned to stocks in one these 5 sectors! Included in each book are S&P's exclusive stock reports for the top-rated companies in each industry in the sector. Each book will also contain S&P analysts' valuable analysis of the sector as a whole and exclusive advice on how to evaluate stocks in each industry in the sector.

The Standard & Poor's Guide for the New Investor

The Standard & Poor's Guide for the New Investor
Author: Nilus Mattive
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2003-10-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071410304

VALUABLE ADVICE FOR INVESTORS OF ALL TYPES FROM STANDARD & POOR'S, TODAY'S MOST TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR RELIABLE INVESTMENT INFORMATION Standard & Poor's brings the impressive knowledge and resources of Standard & Poor's to some of today's most challenging financial issues. Covering subjects from saving for college to technical analysis to risk management, books in the series will give both independent and institutional investors the knowledge they need to dramatically improve their overall financial decisions. Knowledge and insights new investors need to build wealth without risking what they already have Even veteran investors often can be confused by today's markets. So, where does that leave beginners? The Standard & Poor's Guide for the New Investor provides novice investors with solid, insightful Standard & Poor's data and research to help them make sense of investing in post-bubble markets and is the perfect introductory resource for those looking to smooth the transition from low-return savings accounts to high-return, long-term investing. Covering everything from basic stock investing rules and strategies to technical analysis and other advanced tools and techniques, this straightforward book provides investors with the knowledge they need to both manage their money today and invest it for the future. Discussing vehicles from stocks and bonds to mutual funds and even derivatives, it uses a simple, conversational style to explain: Tips for living within one's means Stock investing strategies from basic to more advanced All about 401(k)s, IRAs, and other retirement plans

Standard & Poor's Stock and Bond Guide

Standard & Poor's Stock and Bond Guide
Author: Standard and Poor's Corporation
Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071358880

Recommended by "Smart Money" and relied on by more than one million investors, this guide is SandP's extensive annual directory for year-end data.

Standard & Poor's Guide to Technology Stocks

Standard & Poor's Guide to Technology Stocks
Author: Standard and Poor's Corporation
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2002
Genre: High technology industries
ISBN: 9780071384124

Standard and Poor's has been the leading brand in financial information and analysis around the world. Brokers, investment bankers, and other Wall Street professionals have relied upon S&P's unparalleled financial analysis for over 140 years. Their stock reports and ratings are among the most-respected in the industry. Now S&P's celebrated stock reports are collected for the top-rated stocks in the S&P 1500 composite index for each of today's five hottest stock sectors. Finance; Technology; Health Care, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology; Energy; Communications and Telecom; The industries in these sectors include some of the fastest growing stocks around, and each of them include stocks assigned the prestigious 5-Star rating by S&P's top analysts. 65 percent of the 5-Star rankings allotted to stocks in S&P's 1500 composite index were assigned to stocks in one these 5 sectors! Included in each book are S&P's exclusive stock reports for the top-rated companies in each industry in the sector. Each book will also contain S&P analysts' valuable analysis of the sector as a whole and exclusive advice on how to evaluate stocks in each industry in the sector.

Sector Investing, 1996

Sector Investing, 1996
Author: Sam Stovall
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780070522398

Discusses the opportunities, merits, and methods of investing in "sectors," or industry groups with similar fundamental characteristics

Standard & Poor''s 500 Guide, 2011 Edition

Standard & Poor''s 500 Guide, 2011 Edition
Author: Standard & Poor's
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 1033
Release: 2010-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071754911

The latest critical data for making superior investing decisions--from the world's most respected financial index The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is the most watched index in America--if not the world. Whether you're an individual investor purchasing stocks, an executive researching corporate competitors, or a job seeker looking for concise and up-to-the-minute overviews of potential employers, you'll find the critical, often hard-to-find information you need in Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2011 Edition. Easy to use and packed with market intelligence on all 500 companies listed in the S&P 500 Index, this authoritative reference includes: Information on the bluest of blue chip stocks, from Abbott Labs and GE to Microsoft and Yahoo! Summaries of each company's business activity, sales history, and recent developments Earnings and dividends data, with four-year price charts Exclusive Standard & Poor’s Quality Rankings (from A+ to D) New introduction by David M. Blitzer, Ph.D., Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee, Standard & Poor's In addition, you get unique at-a-glance details about: Stocks with A+ Quality Rankings Companies with five consecutive years of earnings increases--a key indicator of strong long-term performance Per share data, income statement analyses, and balance sheet overviews of each company covered Put the comprehensive, updated data and analysis expertise of the world's premier securities information firm at your fingertips with Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2011 Edition.