Books published by Bloomberg Press

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) provides some of the best total returns in the investment world. This book covers: a comprehensive history of the REIT industry; how REITs compare with other competitive investments; how to spot blue-chip REITs and control investment risk; and how to value individual REIT stocks, and REIT shares generally.

Fibonacci analysis--named after the thirteenth-century Italian mathematician--is an extremely effective tool for understanding market movement. Nevertheless, Fibonacci analysis can be difficult to understand, preventing most traders from taking full advantage of this valuable technique. Fibonacci Analysis gives traders a concise and clear explanation of what this tool is, how it works, and how to apply it in today's markets. Constance Brown covers a wide range of topics including Fibonacci analysis in cycles of expansion and contraction, Fibonacci ratios for price projection, and applications for time analysis. Brown offers practical guidance on such specific tools as rhythmic wave diagrams, support and resistance, proportional analysis, and use with oscillators. Fibonacci Analysis is eminently practical, showing the most effective use of a technique that can increase the probability of trading success.

What is the only thing a company has that its competitors do not have? What can a company invest in that its competitors cannot replicate? Information. It s the new competitive edge.

Go inside the trend that spawned a multi-billion dollar industry for the top five percent Sweat Equity goes inside the multibillion dollar trend toward endurance sports and fitness to discover who's driving it, who's paying for it, and who's profiting.

Stohr's compelling narrative unveils the drama behind the controversial affirmative action lawsuits and sheds new light during the election season on the White House's role in the Supreme Court's decision.

"Analysis and commentary on economics, the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, the bond markets, and politics, selected from among 1,300 columns written by Caroline Baum since 1998 for Bloomberg News, the electronic business and financial news service." Economic conditions, Finance, and Economics.

In PIPE (Private Investments in Public Equity) transactions, public companies issue stock and bonds directly, and often discreetly, to large institutional investors, rather than raising capital in the stock and bond markets. "PIPEs" details how these deals are done, for what reasons, and with what caveats.

Hedge funds are in the news and on the minds of sophisticated investors more than ever. Investors have questions about how the funds are structured, where the assets are allocated, and whether hedge funds can truly act as a hedge against market risk. The answers are all here in "Investing in Hedge Funds."Until recently, much of what makes hedge funds tick has been closely guarded--the intellectual property of Wall Street's investment elite. In this updated and revised text, Joseph G. Nicholas, founder and chairman of the leading industry information provider Hedge Fund Research, Inc., travels inside the hedge fund marketplace to explain the alternative investment strategies of top fund managers, providing clear descriptions of how to access these funds and where they're headed. It's a complete guide that everyone investing in hedge funds should study closely.

What do you pay for when you hire a portfolio manager? Is it his or her unique experience and expertise, a set of specialized analytical skills possessed by only a few? This title deals with these questions.

An accessible guide to handling the unforeseeable consequences of becoming an entrepreneur in today and tomorrow's economy The spirit of an entrepreneur is often characterized as one of unbridled passion and a sense of fearlessness.

A completely updated edition of the guide to modern bond analysis First published in 1972, Inside the Yield Book revolutionized the fixed-income industry and forever altered the way investors looked at bonds. Over forty years later, it remains a standard primer and reference among market professionals.

Analyze key indicators more accurately to make smarter market moves The Economic Indicator Handbook helps investors more easily evaluate economic trends, to better inform investment decision making and other key strategic financial planning.

A practical, informative guide to derivatives in the real world Derivatives is an exposition on investments, guiding you from the basic concepts, strategies, and fundamentals to a more detailed understanding of the advanced strategies and models.

A detailed guide to the new era of IPO investing Typically generating a great deal of interest, excitement, and volatility, initial public offerings (IPOs) offer investors and traders with opportunities for both short-term and long-term profits.

Katz's acclaimed "Deena Katz on Practice Management" and "Deena Katz's Tools and Templates for Your Practice" have been combined and expanded into one updated volume.