Investing in Energy, 2014
Creating a New Investment Strategy to Maximize Your Portfolio's Return

The energy sector has more trading volume than any other commodity. Broken into four sections, Investing in Energy is an essential primer on this lucrative market. It guides the reader through the basics of getting started in energy trading, before outlining specific trading and investing strategies.

Introduction PART I: OILING UP ON THE BASICS 1. A Brief History - Black Gold, Texas T 2. The Big Picture - Energy, the Biggest Market Sector 3. The Many Uses of Energy Products 4. Opportunities and Risks PART II: MANY WAYS TO INVEST OR TRADE 5. Trading in Energy Futures 6. Energy Stocks 7. ETFs and Index Funds 8. Options PART III: INVESTMENT AND TRADING STRATEGIES 9. Knowing Your Risk Tolerance 10. Using a Broker versus Going on Your Own 11. Fundamental Analysis of the Energy Market 12. Technical Analysis of the Energy Market 13. How Energy Trades are Taxed PART IV: SUMMARIZING THE MARKET 14. Ten Mistakes Investors and Traders Make 15. Ten Myths of the Energy Industry and Futures Market 16. Ten Ideas to Launch Your Investment Plan Notes Index

Michael Thomsett has written over 70 books on topics of options, trading, investing, real estate and business management. He has also written two history books (The German Opposition to Hitler and The Inquisition), four specialized dictionaries, and five books of quotations on specialized topics. Thomsett's six best-selling books have sold over one million copies in total. These are Getting Started in Options, The Mathematics of Investing, and Getting Started in Real Estate Investing (John Wiley and Sons), Builders Guide to Accounting (Craftsman),and more. He's currently teaching at NYIF.