John Train – författare

By 2010, baby boomers will pass ten trillion dollars to their children. This unprecedented transfer of wealth will boost the need for executors and trustees, many of whom will not know how to manage and invest the assets in their care as required by the New Prudent Investor Rule. Investing and Managing Trusts Under the New Prudent Investor Rule explains this demanding new rule in terms of finance and investing so that professionals and nonprofessionals alike can optimize their clients' wealth while protecting themselves from liability. This book is a must-have for all trustees, their advisors, and anyone called to serve as a fiduciary. John Train, the author of several bestselling financial guides, applies his dry wit to decipher the New Prudent Investor Rule with legal expert Thomas Melfe. The only straightforward resource to link investment insights with legal ramifications, this comprehensive book will guide investors and trustees as they seek to advise their clients knowledgeably and responsibly.Complete with sample forms, management guidelines, and checklists, this reference is a must-read for all trustees, both individual and corporate, as well as lawyers, estate planners, and investment advisors.

An expert reviews the experts - new and updated appraisals of the winning investment strategies of the greatest financial wizards. Money Masters of Our Time is a reappraisal and revision of those money masters who have stood the test of time plus a look at new money masters. Train emphasises the parts of their various business careers that illuminate their investment techniques focusing on notable individuals whose decisions to buy and sell have actually made money grow. How do they reason? Where do they get their information? How much do they depend on fact and how much on psychology? What are their criteria in selecting a stock? What stocks are they buying now, and why? The 'Money Masters' covered are: Warren Buffet, Paul Cabot, Philip Carret, Philip Fisher, Benjamin Graham, Mark Lightbrown, Peter Lynch, John Neff, T. Rowe Price, Richard Rainwater, Julian Robertson, Jim Rogers, George Soros, Michael Steinhardt, John Templeton, Ralph Wanger, Robert Wilson. Train centres on their investment techniques and methods and also gives brief biographical evaluations.