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60-Second
Investor This book is important because:
Check this book out at your local library, purchase it at your local bookstore, or call 1-800233-5922 to order it along with a sample copy of the Direct Stock Purchase Newsletter and a list of 330 stocks you can buy direct. What you can learn from the 60-Second Investor: It's better to be early than smart in investing. Successful investing takes intelligence, persistence, and patience. The biggest risk in stock investing is being out of the market at the right time. Even buying at the top can be profitable if you hold on. Implementing a dollar-cost averaging program-making regular investments in stocks on a monthly or quarterly basis regardless of market conditions-is a time-tested way to build portfolio gains on the long term. A 10-year old who starts setting money aside today will be tomorrow's millionaire. Watching CNBC may be hazardous to your wealth. Information overload tends to focus on the short run. This causes investors to lose sight of the big picture and can result in selling prematurely. Shareholder Perks: Anheuser-Busch=discounts at parks; Busch Gardens, Sea World, Sesame Place and Adventure Island. CSX=discounts on accommodations at Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. Holiday Perks: Brown-Forman=50% discount on Lenox ornaments and products; Wrigley=20 packs of gum, flavor chosen by CEO; Tandy=10% discount on holiday purchases up to $10,000. Perks for the Palate: Chalone Wine Croup, 100 shares=discounts up to 25%, luncheons, VIP tours, use of entertainment facilities, 707-254-4200 Perks of Convenience: Certificate safekeeping, an offshoot of dividend reinvestment programs, prevents lost or stolen certificates. Another growing feature is direct deposit of dividends. This prevents loss and a trip to- the bank. Company Tours and Museums: Chocolate World at Hershey Foods in PA; HarleyDavidson motorcycle assembly in York, PA; Motorola Museum of Electronics, with interactive displays, in Schaumburg, IL How Healthy is your Bank? Contact Veribanc for a $10 report; 800-442-2657 How Healthy is your Insurance Co? A.M. BestLine 800-424-2378 @ $2.95 min. Handling Unwanted Broker Cold Calls: Demand to be put on the firm's "do-notcall list." Or, like Arthur Levitt, tell them you already have an account with their firm; best is to just hang up. "Must Have" Industry Groups: Telecommunications equipment; Information services; Business services; Security services; Agriculture Check up on Your Social Security Holdings: By contacting the agency, you can know exactly the amount of your benefits. 800-722-1213 Web contacts: www.dripinvestor.com & www.noloadstocks.com
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