Adventures in Investing: How to Create Wealth & Keep It

Allen B. Clarke, 20-year veteran of the Canadian investment industry, uses a powerful combination of professional expertise, personal experience and first-hand observations to expose the stock market for the potentially lucrative and exciting place it is. Not just another how-to book, Allen Clarke`s Adventures in Investing disputes long-held assumptions about how aggressively first-time and veteran investors should trade, the wisdom of using risk to develop a financial plan, and how to construct a core portfolio. Clarke`s light-hearted yet realistic approach demystifies personal investing by taking a close look at reasons to invest, the serious ramifications of being unsuccessful and how playing the probabilities can be a rewarding alternative to taking risks. Providing useful resources like web-based calculators, and a 100-point quiz, complete with answers drawn from the real-life experiences of other investors, Clarke gives the potential investor the means to employ important concepts that are crucial to his or her future success. Allen Clarke`s Adventures in Investing is also an illuminating manual about how to pick stocks, and how to trade wisely. Clarke`s six rules to trading supply you with a helpful guide. When combined with his innovative approach to investing and his collection of investment stories and advice from some of Canada`s most noted investors, the keys to success are in your hands. (2000)