BARRON'S GUIDE TO MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS

This updated and expanded edition of the best-selling Barron's investment guide helps the serious investor set up a lifetime investment program that maximizes opportunity, minimizes risk, and can be easily modified to meet changing financial circumstances and goals.

Retaining the clear, easy-to-read style and sound practicality of the original, this new edition reflects the dramatic changes in the economy and the markets over the past few years. Drawing on examples straight from the pages of Barron's, as well as insights from hundreds of money managers and investment strategists, it explains:

The ins and outs of mutual funds - and what you must know about the growing competition among different kinds of money manager

Rewards and risks of stocks, bonds, options and futures, real estate, collectibles, and other investments, including recent new twists on bonds and updated information on "hard" assets

How to devise a successful asset allocation approach uniquely suited to your personality, resources, and investment goals

Opportunities for enhancing your portfolio by "going global" - from the many more funds and stocks now available - to specific investment information on various regions and markets around the world

What could be a windfall for savvy investors: sharp cuts in capital gains taxes - plus key rules and proven strategies that minimize the tax bite

Current investment hazards and pitfalls in home ownership, the bond market, money market funds, and more

In addition, this revised and expanded edition of Barron's Guide to Making Investment Decisions directs you to sources of more detailed information about specific securities and other investments and helps you take full advantage of the invaluable statistical data appearing in every issued of Barron's.