Ahead of the Market

In Ahead of the Market, Mitch Zacks shows investors how they can spot stocks that are poised to take off long before the rest of the crowd learns about them. By unlocking the gems of priceless information buried in Wall Street's often self-serving research, readers will learn how to: Interpret the real meaning behind analysts' stock recommendations; Predict earnings surprises before they occur; React when a company reports earnings and how to profit from "post earnings announcement drift"; Understand and profit from "analyst creep"; Avoid being duped by the games that companies play with their earnings reports. Whether the economy is healthy or stalled, whether the market is up or down, by focusing on the strategies described in Ahead of the Market you will always come out ahead.