The Investor's Guide to Economic Indicators

By Charles Nelson

Book Overview

..".clear, interesting, and provocative...well worth reading and rereading." -- Investor News Here's complete guide to reading, interpreting, and using economic and financial news reports to make better investment decisions. Economist Charles R. Nelson shows you, in plain language and simple charts, how the numbers relate to investment results in the financial markets, how to spot emerging trends, and how to translate those trends into sound investment strategies. You'll learn: Which of the hundreds of published indicators are worth following, which aren't, and why Why inflation happens and how to detect its early warning signs All about the real corporate profits that underlie the stock market Your "dollars and sense" guide to reading, interpreting, and using today's leading indicators to make better, more informed investment decisions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471513296
• ISBN13: 9780471513292
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

My Economics Rabbi!

Mr. Nelson wrote this book many years ago. It is still useful today in teaching the practicing economist or investment analyst what statistics are useful in predicting economic dynamics. His belief in using statistics that are not subject to revisions was a revelation to me as should be to anyone who uses historical economic data for forecasting in real time.

Simple Explanations of the Big Economic Picture

This is a great little book. It explains the basics of economics in terms of the monthly and quarterly government numbers. It teaches you what numbers are really real and what numbers are bogus.Steve WoodsFloatAnalysis.com