Financial Literacy in Public Libraries: A Guide for Building Collections: Investing

Explains bad decision-making based on emotions and shows readers how best to think about investment decisions. Available in print and eBook formats.

Authoritative guidance on the fundamentals of mutual fund investing. Available in print and eBook formats.

A comprehensive and authoritative dictionary explaining over 5,000 financial terms. Available in print and eBook formats.

Guidance for conducting due diligence about investments, along with a dictionary of finance and investment terms. Includes a section that lists brokers across the United States. Available in print format only.

Discusses the behaviors and mistakes that undermine investor returns. Available in print and eBook formats.

A plain-language guide to help beginners build an investment portfolio. Available in print and eBook formats.

A solid investment portfolio is the secret to creating wealth. When you know the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds, you can choose the investments that make the most sense for your personal financial situation. This title offers the details you need and helps you develop a strategy to achieve your investing goals.

Whether you have an IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k), Keogh, or other retirement plan, this book will help you make sense of the rules for taking your money out. Even more important, it will show you how to avoid the stiff taxes and penalties that lurk in the fine print.

Examines asset-price bubbles in the stock, bond, and real estate markets. Available in print and eBook formats.

Insights for investing in volatile economic circumstances. Available in print and eBook formats.

The best-selling index investing "bible" offers new information and is updated to reflect the latest market data. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market.

Practical information and myth-busting for those getting ready to invest. Available in print and eBook formats.

Explains the difference between actively managed funds and indexed funds, and discusses the advantages of the latter. Available in print and eBook formats.

Revised and updated with information on exchange-traded funds and investment opportunities in emerging markets. Insights on stocks, bonds, money markets, and real estate investment trusts, as well as home ownership. Available in print and eBook formats.

Guidance for avoiding common investing pitfalls. Available in print format only.

Helps investors assess investment risk in the context of their financial goals. Available in print and eBook formats.

Explores the differences between gambling and speculation throughout American history, and discusses related legal, regulatory, and economic challenges. Available in print and eBook formats.

If you are retired, nearing retirement, or even if retirement is years in the future, a major concern is how to protect your hard-earned savings from these major influences on your money and lifestyle. Shielding investments from these is a critical part of building wealth and making it last.