The Wall Street Waltz 90 Visual Perspectives, Illustrated Lessons From Financial Cycles and Trends

by Fisher, Kenneth L.

• ISBN13: 9780470139509
• ISBN10: 0470139501
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-12
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The Wall Street Waltz Introducing the new Fisher Investment SeriesComprised of engaging and informative titles written by renowned money manager and bestselling author Ken Fisher, this series offers essential insights into the worlds of investing and finance. "Any investor who fails to read and heed Ken Fisher's book will have only himself (or herself) to blame if he loses his shirt in the market. Using simple words and dramatic charts, Fisher packs a whole financial education into one neat package." James W. Michaels, Editor Emeritus and Group Vice President-Editorial, Forbes, Inc. "Ken's book vividly presents a complete picture of the stock market's history-a vital tool for the savvy investor." Charles R. Schwab, founder, Chairman, and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation "If a picture is worth a thousand words, then these charts could be worth your life savings." William E. Donoghue, Chairman, W. E. Donoghue Co., Inc. "Ken Fisher's clear, insightful analysis makes this a compelling book. For information and entertainment, this is a book to turn to again, and again, and again." David Dreman, founder, Chairman, and CIO, Dreman Value Management, LLC

Author Biography

Ken Fisher is best known for his prestigious "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes magazine, where his twenty-three-year tenure of high-profile calls makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in Forbes' ninety-year history. Ken is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fisher Investments, a multi-product money management firm with over $40 billion under management. His success has ranked him #271 on the 2007 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. He is a regular in the media and has appeared in most major American finance or business periodicals. Fisher also recently authored the New York Times bestseller The Only Three Questions That Count, which is also published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Reintroduction To The Waltz

Introduction

Stock Market Visualizations

Price/ Earnings Ratios: Then and Now Dow Jones Industrials Price/Earnings Ratio, 1915-1986

In Case You Didn't Get It the First Time The Stock Market vs. Its P/ E Ratio, 1871-1937

Earning a Good Return in the Market The Long-Term Tie Between Earnings and Stock Prices, 1926-1971

Earnings Yields: Stocks Versus Bonds Earnings Yield on the S&P 500 vs. Yield On High-Grade Corporate Bonds, 1946-1974

Price/ Dividend Ratios Provide Long-Term Vision Price/Dividend Ratios, 1920-1985

Price-to-Book Ratios: Playing It by the Book The Market's Price-to-Book Ratio, 1921-1986

Price/Cash Flow Ratios: A Hidden Twist S&P 400 High Annual Price/Cash Flow Ratio, 1945-1986

An Advertisement for Super Stocks and Forbes Sears, Roebuck & Company's Stock Price, 1926-1955

Mr. and Mrs. Financial-Real Split Personalities Railroad Stocks and Bonds, 1860-1935

Never a Timer Be: 56 Years of Stocks and Interest Rates Short-Term Interest Rates vs. the Stock Market, 1919-1978

Value Line Industrial Composite: All the Stats that Are Fit to Print Value Line Industrial Composite, 1970-1986

Wealth Indexes for Classes of Securities, and the Winner Is . . .Wealth Indexes of Investments in the U.S. Capital Markets, 1925-1985

Invest Overseas and Diversify? British Stocks vs. Dow Jones Industrials, 1958-1977

Stock Prices Abroad: Seven More Market Mirrors Stock Indexes in Seven Countries, 1970-1980

The 51st Estate Canadian vs. U.S. Stock Prices, 1962-1971

Stock Prices Versus GNP Stock Market Indexes and Variations in GNP, 1955-1974

The Premium Price of Growth Price/Earnings Multiples of Emerging Growth Stocks as a Percentage of the S&P 500 P/E, 1960-1986

Growth-Stock Gyrations Hambrecht & Quist Growth Index, Hambrecht & Quist Technology Index, Standard & Poor's 400, January 1970 to September 1986

"IPO" Means It's Probably Overpriced Number of Initial Public Offerings, 1969-1985

"Wake Up, Folks" Stocks vs. Five Investment Alternatives 1975-1985

Takeover Tactics in Relation to Assets Stocks, Infl ation, and Merger and Acquisitions Activity, 1968-1984

The Silent Crash No One Noticed The Dow Jones Industrial Average as Adjusted for Infl ation, 1920-1985

Moving with the Moving Average The 40-Week Moving Average of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 1965-1977

All the News That's Fit to Print Stock Prices vs. News Items, 1949-1968

Stock Prices Versus Recessions Standard & Poor's Index of 500 Common Stocks and Cyclical Declines in the Economy, 1948-1977

Nine Major Stock Market Cycles Long-Term DJIA Showing Bull and Bear Trendlines, 1929-1977

Roaring Twenties Revisited? Comparison of Dow Jones Industrials of the 1920s vs. the 1980s

Price/ Earnings Ratios Can Be Deceiving Price/Earnings Ratio, 1928-1929

A Clear Warning Stock Price Indexes, 1927-1929

The Big Boys Don't Always Buy Cheap Mergers Record, 1919-1928

Preferred Stocks Shouldn't Be Comparison of Industrial Common and Preferred Stocks, 1908-1932

The 2 Percent Rule The Panic of 1907

Remember What the Rich Man Forgot The Average Market Price of the 20 Leading Railroad and 12 Leading Industrial Stocks and of 5 Standard Bond

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