Complete profiles of today's most successful annuities... Experttips on how to maximize your returns... Variable annuities now outpace mutual funds as the number onechoice among street-smart investors--and it's easy to see why.Tax-deferred, commission-free, easy to purchase and redeem,carrying less risk than most other instruments, and exhibiting asuperb overall performance, they are an indispensable addition toany low-risk, high-yield portfolio. Now, in the first book of itskind, financial planning expert Gordon Williamson demystifiesannuities investing. Writing in a straightforward, down-to-earthstyle, he: * Clearly explains how annuities work, profiles their returnpotential, and frankly assesses their relative advantages anddisadvantages * Steers you to the 100 best annuities for your investment dollar * Emphasizes risk reduction without sacrificing returns * Supplies complete annuity profiles, including average annualreturns over the past 3, 5, and 10 years * Ranks and evaluates today's entire spectrum of annuityproducts--aggressive growth/small cap, international, growth andincome, balanced, money market, and more * Pinpoints the best performing variable annuities * Includes investment options within each annuity recommended The word is out: variable annuities are one of the best investmentinstruments developed in this century. Now find out how you cantake full advantage of their unprecedented earning potential withThe 100 Best Annuities You Can Buy.
Getting Started in annuities One of the most popular retirement investment options, annuities are also among the most difficult to comprehend. This handy volume provides an in-depth, easy-to-understand look at these complex instruments, revealing exactly what they are, how they work, and what advantages they have over other investment vehicles. Along with performance tables, sample portfolios, and a helpful Q & A section, you'll find up-to-date details on tax law changes, as well as complete information on:
Selects and profiles the top mutual funds in key categories, including aggressive growth, corporate and government bonds, income, high-yield, international, metals, money market, municipal bonds, and balanced funds.
America's leading expert on mutual funds has completely revised this concise and informative investment tool, systematically re-evaluating every one of the over 3,000 mutual funds on the market to determine their authortative ranking of the top 100. Each fund is analyzed for total return, risk, quality of management, current income, and expense control.
An investment counselor has thoroughly analyzed every one of the more than 10,000 mutual funds available to consumers to determine an authoritative ranking of the best 100 for the year 2000.
Williamson systematically reevaluates every mutual fund on the market, as to total return, risk, quality of management, current income, and expenses, describes the important distinctions between the types of funds, and explains why they represent real opportunity for the first-time investor.
For any investor looking for personal finance opportunities, Gordon Williamson offers sound, practical advice. Williamson explains what mutual funds are, how they operate, why they are the best investment vehicle available today, and rates each fund for its performance.
Today more than ever anyone who is serious about investing is faced with a confusing array of choices. Every type of investment promises high returns. Making good, informed, and responsible choices is difficult at best. Now there is help; The Investor's Choice Series. Created for the needs of today's investor, this new series demystifies investment topics and shows investors how to make the best choices to achieve their goals at any stage of life. Written by top financial advisors who work every day with regular people, each volume: -- Shows how to master the game of investing and select the right investment for one's objective-- Is attractively designed from the cover to the last word of the index-- Is written in easy-to-understand language-- Is filled with the information investors need today and tomorrow-- Each volume also has easy to understand charts and a Q and A sectionThis volume in the series shows investors the easy-to-master techniques for building an investment portfolio that stands up to the test of time. Included are bull and bear market strategies methods for adjusting one's portfolio over time.
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A concise, authoritative guide to the living trust, and estate-planning device already used by millions of people. A living trust is a simple, inexpensive way for an individual to transfer property to loved ones in the event of death or incapacitation. It reduces or eliminates estate taxes, attorney's fees, and probate charges, and does away with delays in passing along money and possessions to heirs.
Whether you're an individual with a lot of investment money, or a small investor looking to make the most of your dollars, you have big decisions to make about where and when to invest. If you listen to the financial media or investment gurus, you're likely to find yourself a year or two behind the smart investors who are making big profits in today's volatile financial markets.Big Decisions, Small Investor offers a one-of-a-kind insider's perspective on how to make the right investments choices for your goals -- and your portfolio.Includes a new perspective on some familiar investments, including: - Why bank CDs are anything but safe investments- Why some high-yield bonds may be as safe or safer than U.S. Government bonds- How gold funds -- supposedly a conservative investment -- are more volatile than aggressive growth mutual funds, but underperform U.S. Treasury bills- Why the financial press is the investor's worst
Originally published in 1984, State Apparatus contributes to the debate on the theory of the state through posing questions regarding the state’s form, function, and apparatus. The book begins by setting out the theoretical and methodological problems and reviewing the various Conservative, Liberal and Marxist theories in light of these. It discusses state activity, using specific case studies to clearly illustrate key points, such as the development of welfare systems in North America and Western Europe. It also explores the use of language under the state, the role of the legal apparatus within a capitalist system, and the "local state". The book concludes with a discussion of democracy and the crisis of legitimacy, and the issue of justice and the state. State Apparatus is a detailed and comprehensive text, ideal for those with an interest in the history, theory, form, and function of the state.
This wide-ranging historical survey provides an indispensable resource for those interested in exploring, teaching, or studying English spirituality. In two stand-alone volumes, it traces the history from Roman times until the year 2000. The main Christian traditions and a vast range of writers and spiritual themes, from Anglo-Saxon poems to late-modern feminist spirituality, are included. These volumes present the astonishing richness and variety of responses made by English Christians to the call of the divine during the past two thousand years.
Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is the specification that all enterprise Java developers need to build multi-tier applications, and also the basis for BEA's WebLogic Application Server and IBM's WebSphere Revised to be current with the significant J2EE 1.4 update that will drive substantial developer interest Written by a top-selling team of eleven experts who provide unique and substantial business examples in a vendor-neutral format, making the information applicable to various application servers Covers patterns, J2EE application servers, frameworks, Ant, and continuous availability Includes extensive intermediate and advanced coverage of J2EE APIs Companion Web site provides additional examples and information
For this updated edition, Williamson has thoroughly reanalyzed every one of the more than 10,000 mutual funds available to consumers to determine an authoritative ranking of the best 100.
Getting Started in annuities One of the most popular retirement investment options, annuities are also among the most difficult to comprehend. This handy volume provides an in-depth, easy-to-understand look at these complex instruments, revealing exactly what they are, how they work, and what advantages they have over other investment vehicles. Along with performance tables, sample portfolios, and a helpful Q & A section, you'll find up-to-date details on tax law changes, as well as complete information on:
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