Bull's Eye Investing : Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market

The era of buying and holding stocks is gone -- and will not return for some time. Now is the time to learn to target where the market is going to be, not where it has been, so you can invest successfully. Financial expert John Mauldin makes a powerful, almost irrefutable case regarding the future direction of the markets. He then details a new approach to investing that will allow you to adjust to the new reality of investing. You'll consider options beyond traditional stock portfolios as you learn to choose between the stable and secure investments that will enable you to profit in turbulent markets. Buy your copy of this must-read investment roadmap today.

The key to successful investing today is knowing where the markets and economy are going, not where they have been, and focusing on absolute returns––real profits in your pocket. You, the contemporary investor, instinctively know that the markets of today––and the forces that drive them––are quite different than those of past decades. Your intuition tells you that if you are to be successful in the future, you must adjust your investment strategy to reflect the new economic realities. But what strategies? What adjustments? Where can you turn for reality-based answers?

In the positive and forward-thinking Bull’s Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market, financial expert John Mauldin makes a powerful case regarding the future direction of the markets and what you must do to be successful in them. Mauldin lays a solid foundation for his argument by examining six major (and very different) ways to look at the stock market as well as the numerous ways Wall Street tries to entice unknowing investors to keep buying overvalued products. Marshalling a huge array of facts and sources, Mauldin looks at these and other issues, including the effects of value, risk, market psychology, and demographics on your potential investments. He details a new approach to investing that will allow you to successfully adjust to the new reality of investing.

In a straightforward and easy-to-understand style, Mauldin helps you understand why traditional stock portfolios shouldn’t be your primary investment vehicle in the coming years, and how absolute return vehicles, such as hedge funds (Chapters 20—22), specific types of bonds, and certain types of value-oriented stocks (Chapters 16—18), and investments can help you control risk, while carefully and methodically growing your investments over the next decade.

Helping you think outside of the Wall Street box, Bull’s Eye Investing focuses on finding value and controlling risk, while working with trends (which Mauldin forecasts for you) rather than against them. It will show you why investors must focus on absolute returns instead of relative returns, as well as how research and homework will be rewarded––rather than blind trust in an ever-spiraling market.

Good markets are followed by bad markets, which are again followed by good markets. While no one can predict exactly when these markets will begin or end, there’s a pretty good chance that this cycle will continue to repeat itself. As an investor, success hinges on your understanding of these ever-changing economic and investment cycles––and your response to them. Bull’s Eye Investing can help you make the most of these trends, by showing you how to target your investments toward where the markets will be, not where they have been.

BULL’S EYE INVESTING Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 1 Car Wreck, Traffic Jam, or Freeway?......Page 16 2 Faith versus History......Page 35 3 The Trend Is Your Friend (Until It Isn’t)......Page 44 4 Catching the Next Wave......Page 55 5 Into the Matrix: History’s Guide to Realistic Expectations......Page 67 6 Financial Physics: Interconnected Relationships......Page 93 7 Risky Expectations......Page 104 8 Plausible Expectations: A Realistic Appraisal of the Prospects for Earnings Growth......Page 110 9 Pension Fund Problems in Your Backyard......Page 138 10 The Issue of Retirement in an Aging World: Is It Something in the Water?......Page 144 11 Demography Is Destiny......Page 160 12 King Dollar and the Guillotine......Page 171 13 The Muddle Through Economy......Page 186 14 Chairman Greenspan and the Shoot-Out at the OK Corral......Page 200 15 Why Investors Fail: Analyzing Risk......Page 214 16 Taking Stock: The Fundamental Nature of Bull’s Eye Investing......Page 229 17 Bringing Out Your Inner Spock......Page 244 18 The Value in Stocks......Page 270 19 Investing in Bonds: Or the Sisyphus Syndrome......Page 284 20 Hedge Funds 101: The Basics......Page 290 21 Investing in a Fund of Hedge Funds......Page 330 22 Doing Your Due Diligence......Page 346 23 All That Glitters, Etc.......Page 367 24 Bull’s Eye Investing......Page 383 Appendix A: Suggested Reading Material......Page 390 Appendix B: Bond Information......Page 396 Appendix C: Hedge Fund Industry Resources......Page 400 Appendix D: Hedge Fund Net Worth Requirements: Why a Million Isn’t Always Enough......Page 406 Source Notes......Page 410 Bibliography......Page 419 About the Author......Page 424 Index......Page 428 A must-read investment roadmap to help investors target real returns in the marketThe era of buying and holding stocks is gone-and will not return for some time. Investors need to learn to target where the market is going to be, not where it has been. Knowing where the economy and markets are going is the key to successful investing in the future. Financial expert John Mauldin makes a powerful, almost irrefutable case regarding the future direction of the markets. He then details a new approach to investing that will allow readers to adjust to what he demonstrates is the new reality of investi Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a complete update to the international bestseller. This teaching guide is a must-have for new and experienced teachers alike. Over 700,000 teachers around the world already know how the techniques in this book turn educators into classroom champions. With ideas for everything from classroom management to inspiring student engagement, you will be able to perfect your teaching practice right away. Investors need to become familiar with "absolute return" vehicles, including hedge funds, some bonds, and other investments, if they intend to make money. Financial expert John Mauldin realizes this, and details a new approach to investing that will allow readers to adjust to what the he believes is the new reality of investing A guide to investing points out the changes the investment world has gone through and offers a detailed approach to buying and selling stocks that allows investors to profit even in the present turbulent market.