All About Market Timing: The Easy Way to Get Started

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Shell-shocked investors have lost patience with the traditional buy-and-hold approach to investing. All About Market Timing arms investors with simple, easy-to-use timing techniques that they can use to enter rising markets, exit (or go short) falling markets, and make consistent profits in both market environments while protecting against catastrophic losses. Compelling arguments demonstrate the superiority of basic timing over buy-and-hold, while step-by-step instructions show how uncomplicated timing can be. Specific investment vehicles are recommended that fit well into most timing strategies. Investors who want to time the market using their own strategies are provided with information on available software and Web sites. And those investors who are looking for advisors to help them are provided with unbiased rating services to help them select the advisor that is best for them. All About Market Timing - Front Cover Short Title Other Titles in the 'All About' Finance Series Title Page Printer's Imprint Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: Market-Timing Basics 1. The Stock Market = Bull Markets + Bear Markets 2. The Buy-and-Hold Myth 3. Market-Timing: What You Need to Know 4. Ten Indicators to Determine the Market’s Health 5. Specialized Mutual Funds: Index, Sector, and Leveraged Funds 6. Exchange-Traded Funds PART 2: Market-Timing Strategies 7. Calendar-Based Investing: The Best Six Months Strategy 8. Combining Presidential Cycle Years with Seasonality 9. Using Moving Averages 10. Value Line 4 Percent Strategy 11. Nasdaq Composite 6 Percent Strategy PART 3: Market-Timing Resources 12. Market-Timing Resources: Newsletters, Web Sites, and Advisors 13. Market-Timing Software Epilogue Bibliography and Web Sites Index About the Author Rear Cover