Professional Finance & Investing, Economic History, United States History - 20th Century - 1945 to 2000, Economics
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Overview
"Mennis's work is lucid all the way, informative on all scores, balanced in its approach, and concise to boot."-Peter L. Bernstein, President
Peter L. Bernstein, Inc.
Author of Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
"Ed Mennis has updated a book that has become the 'standard' in its field. This revision makes the book an absolutely essential guide for anyone who hopes to gain knowledge and insight into the operations of the economy and the financial community." -
Robert Kavesh
Professor Economics
New York University/ Stern School of Business
"Ed Mennis's easy prose brings to life the 'hows' and 'whys' of tracking the economy. His simple and common-sense interpretation of economic events is refreshing in these days of hedge-fund failures and financial turmoil. Even the professional investor will benefit from a quick read of this book."
-Van Bussmann
Chrysler Corporate Economist
"If you have ever wondered how to interpret those government economic indicators that move markets, then Dr. Mennis's book is for you."
-C. Mark Dadd
Financial Vice President and Chief Economist
AT&T Corp.
Are you looking to profit consistently from your investments? Do you want to know where interest rates are going? Are you looking for the best time to buy or sell a home? Or are you just looking for easy-to-understand answers to your questions about the economy?
Completely revised and expanded to include the most current economic data, How the Economy Works explains and simplifies statistical data and technical terminology, while giving you a complete understanding of the statistics essential to sound investing. Full of practical tips on investment returns, time horizons, risk, and diversification--even a chapter on tracking the economy using the Internet--this handy guide will help you make informed investment decisions, forecast realistic returns, and make sense of the flood of economic information coming from TV, radio, and newspaper sources.
"How the Economy Works can really help individual investors understand how to make sense of the economic world and invest with added confidence and success". (MoneyWorld, April 1999)
This practical hands-on investment guide arms individuals with the basic economic principles they need to know for personal financial planning. It discusses the key economic indicators reported regularly in the media, puts them in economic perspective, and explains their relation to investment problems. Charts, tables, graphs.
Book Details
Published
October 1, 1991
Publisher
New York : New York Institute of Finance, c1991.
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780134010359