The small investor's step-by-step plan for low-risk, high-return investing, revised and updated to reflect recent changes in tax laws.

Written specifically with the beginning investor in mind, this book is the most accessible and complete guide ever published on low-risk, high-value investments. This updated edition includes all-new information: Taking advantage of the latest in internet information and on-line trading Maximizing your 401(k) investments Ways to save and pay for college (before or after graduation) Turning up high yields in safe places This seventh edition of How to Invest $50--$5,000 shares Nancy Dunnan's years of financial expertise. Written in an easy-to-follow format so that even the most inexperienced investor can understand today's markets.

Now with the latest and safest strategies for smart investing in the new economy A perennial bestseller, Nancy Dunnan's How to Invest $50-$5,000 has been a trusted advisor for more than two decades. But never before has the economy changed so radically in so short a time. This new edition reflects the latest, smartest strategies for small investing in the current economy, and has fully updated information on all of the recent changes in federal regulations and laws. Covering the full range of small investing—from selecting a bank to choosing specific investments to making sense of financial pages—Dunnan guides even the most inexperienced investor through the maze of stocks, bonds, treasuries, mutual funds, and more. Now more than ever, How to Invest $50–$5,000 is an indispensable handbook for small investors—pointing the way toward the best low-risk, high-value opportunities available in the current U.S. economy.

The small investor's step-by-step plan for low-risk, high-return investing, revised and updated to reflect recent changes in tax laws.

One of the most successful investment primers ever published, with sales in excess of 200,000 copies in all editions, How to Invest $50-$5,000 teaches even the most inexperienced investor how to take as little as $50 and turn it into a financial windfall. It covers the full range of personal finance and investment, from selecting a bank and credit union to making sense of the financial pages to building a solid portfolio, and it is the only guide organized incrementally by the amount of investment the reader wants to make. This approach ensures easy access to the information without having to wade through pages of irrelevant data. In addition, the book includes specific recommendations on stocks, bonds and mutual funds; five things to look for when selecting a mutual fund; advice on how to buy stocks without a broker; nine easy and painless ways to save money; and a primer on IRAs, SEPs, 401(k)s and Keoughs. Comprehensive, up to date and extremely accessible, this unique resource could be the best financial investment the small investor ever makes.