Fisher Investments on Industrials

The fourth installment of the Fisher Investments On series is a comprehensive guide to understanding and analyzing investment opportunities within the global Industrials sector. Fisher Investments on Industrials can help you quickly become familiar with this highly diversified sector, how the sector is segmented by industries, their respective macroeconomic drivers, and the challenges facing Industrials firms.

This reliable guide skillfully addresses how to determine optimal times to invest in Industrials stocks, and which industries and sub-industries have the potential to perform well in various environments. The global Industrials sector is complex, including a variety of sub-industries and countries--each with their own unique characteristics. Using the framework found here, you'll discover how to identify these differences, spot opportunities, and avoid major pitfalls.

Fisher Investments on Industrials:
* Discuses industry fundamentals, drivers, attributes, and potential challenges
* Profiles each of the Industrials sector's sub-industries, broken down by industry group: Capital Goods, Transportation, and Commercial Services & Supplies
* Delves into a top-down investment methodology as well as individual security analysis

led with in-depth insights and expert advice, Fisher Investments on Industrials provides a framework for understanding this sector and can help you make better investment decisions--now and in the future. With this book as your guide, you can quickly gain a global perspective of investing with regard to Industrials.

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The goal of Fisher Investments on Industrials is to provide the average investor with the tools necessary to understand and analyze investment opportunities within the global Industrial sector. The reader will gain a basic understanding of how the sector, which includes companies such as Caterpillar, John Deere, and Beacon Roofing Supply, operates through discussions of key industry fundamentals, drivers, attributes, and challenges both historically and today. The guide will profile each of the sectors sub-industries, broken down by industry group (Capital Goods, Transportation, and Commercial Services s perspective by introducing the idea of portfolio benchmarking as well as a top-down analysis approach.

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part 1: Getting Started in Industrials. Chapter 1: Industrials Basics. Industrials Basics. Industrials Characteristics. The Modern Production Process. Chapter 2: History of Modern Manufacturing. The Advancement of Trade and Investment. The Rise of Asia and Changes in the Manufacturing Landscape. The State of US Manufacturing. Chapter 3: Industrials Sector Drivers. Corporate Spending. Government Spending. Part 2: Next Steps: Industrials Details. Chapter 4: Industrials Sector Breakdown. Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). Global Industrials Benchmarks. Capital Goods Industry Group. Transportation. Commercial Capital Good. Strategy #1: Adding Value at the Industry Level. Strategy #2: Adding Value at the Security Level. Strategy #3: Industrials Sector Downturn. How to Implement Your Strategy. Appendix: Industrials Websites and Data Sources. Notes. Glossary. About the Authors. Index.