Timing the Market How to Profit in the Stock Market Using the Yield Curve, Technical Analysis, and Cultural Indicators

"Volatility is an ally, if you know the secrets of timing. Deborah Weir lays bare those secrets in this systematic yet easily accessible volume. Timing the Market is a roadmap to prosperity - and the key to the map is the U.S. Treasury yield curve. You'll learn how savvy investors use this powerful market predictor to time their transactions for maximum profitability."--BOOK JACKET.

Deborah Weir (Greenwich, CT) is president of Greenwich Consulting, a firm that provides money management and asset allocation services to institutional investors and wealthy individuals. Clients include senior portfolio managers at major financial institutions such as Chase Bank, Sumitomo Bank, and FleetBoston. Prior to forming Greenwich Advisors, Ms. Weir managed an approximately $500 million fixed income portfolio for Scudder Investments, investing in international securities and derivatives, as well as traditional bonds. By virtue of her experience in trading bonds, Ms. Weir has developed a stock market trading system which utilizes information from the fixed income market to determine market tops and bottoms; where we are in the economic cycle; and investor psychology. Her timing system has produced an overall return of 74% higher than what investor would achieve by simply holding onto stocks since 1960. Ms. Weir has written articles for Active Trader, Futures Magazine, and Journal of Cash Management. She is a Certified Financial Analyst and is the first woman president of the Stamford Society of Investment Analysts. She has appeared on local Connecticut television and radio as a financial expert.