The Best Periodicals for Investment News and Advice
The Best Periodicals for Investment News and Advice
"October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February."
- Mark Twain (1835-1910), legendary American novelist and humorist.
As is quite clear from the quote above, investment is a risky business. However, with the proper guidance, it can be extremely rewarding. After all, with inflation, money kept unused is money wasted - one year from now, a dollar will buy you less than what it would buy today. In other words, investing is a necessity, not a luxury.
The first thing you need to determine is your investment objective. As a successful investor once said, "An investor without investment objectives is like a traveler without a destination." Unless you know where you want to be, and when, you will never know how to get there. For example, if you are investing money for the short term, say your daughter's marriage in three years, it may be risky investing in stocks. On the other hand, if you have a long investment horizon, equity investing makes the most sense.
The second thing to remember is not to be swayed by temporary trends. That is what led to the dotcom boom, that is what led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Invest in something you truly believe in. As legendary investor and one of the richest men in the world Warren Buffet says, "Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for ten years."
That being said, you need the right information to make the right decisions. Here are some of the best periodicals for investment news and advice:
1. Investment Advisor - This is a monthly magazine not really meant for the layman investor. It is a business-to-business publication targeted at independent financial advisors, registered investment advisors as well as insurance based broker-dealers.
2. FDI Magazine - This is a bi-monthly news and foreign direct investment publication owned by The Financial Times Business Group and edited in London. As its name suggests, it is targeted at people looking to invest overseas, which, looking at the annual growth rates of the developing nations, may not be a bad idea.
3. Wholesale Investor - Relatively new on the scene, this Australian-based publication has already garnered a loyal readership through its unconventional views. It often features private companies which are high-growth, own innovative technology, are award winning or seeking international expansion. Areas typically covered are the Internet, Health Care, Mining, Green Technology, Finance, Consumer Goods, Telecommunications, Agriculture, and Property.
4. Forbes - One of the most famour names in the corporate world, this biweekly magazine with a subscription of 900,000. It is part of the Forbes Media group which has a considerable online presence with websites like Forbes.com, Investopedia.com, RealClearPolitics.com, RealClearMarkets.com and RealClearSports.com. Forbes Asia, ForbesLife and Forbes Woman are sister magazines. There are also has 10 local-language licensee editions in China, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia and Turkey.
5. Businessweek - Now officially known as Bloomberg Businessweek, this biweekly magazine was born just before the onset of the Great Depression. It pioneered the action of covering national political issues that directly impacted the business world. It carries widely-followed executive pay and business school rankings.
6. Fortune - The venerable Fortune concludes this list. Besides compiling the list of the top companies as the Fortune 500, this biweekly magazine, launched during the Great Depression, has a current circulation of over 850,000. Along with Forbes and Businessweek, Fortune forms the Holy Trinity of investment periodicals.
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