Stock Investing For Dummies

By: Paul Mladjenovic

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Product code: 23235
ISBN: 0764599038
360 pages
Format: Pb
Published by: John Wiley & Sons, 2006, 2nd edition

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Description of Stock Investing For Dummies

The stock market has always been a centerpiece of the American financial scene. With a balanced portfolio that includes stocks you can make a relatively quick profit or save for retirement - if you know what you’re doing.

Whether you’re a beginner that wants to take a crash course on stock investing or you’re already a stock investor who would like to review your current situation, Stock Investing For Dummies has valuable lessons to offer.

Stock Investing For Dummies will give you a realistic approach to making money in stocks. It offers the essence of sound, practical stock investing strategies and insights that have been market tested and proven from nearly a hundred years of stock market history. This book will help you succeed not only in up markets, but also in down markets. Easy-to-follow and reassuring, this guide will make you a better-informed investor through an exploration of:

- What stocks are and why you should invest in them
- How to create a successful stock portfolio
- The best ways to invest: conservative, aggressive, long-term, short-term
- Information gathering techniques you can use to research stocks before you invest in them
- Investing for growth versus income
- How to analyze industries, companies, and stocks
- Knowing when not to invest
- How to choose the right broker

Bull markets and bear markets come and go, but the informed investor can keep making money no matter what. Packed with tips for building wealth and holding on to it, Stock Investing For Dummies will show you how to buy and sell with confidence in no time!

Stock Investing For Dummies - Chapter headings

Introduction

PART I: The Essentials of Stock Investing

1: Exploring the Basics
2: Taking Stock of Your Current Financial Situation and Goals
3: Defining Common Approaches to Stock Investing
4: Recognizing the Risks
5: Say Cheese: Getting a Snapshot of the Market

PART II: Before You Get Started

6: Gathering Information
7: Going for Brokers
8: Investing for Growth
9: Investing for Income

PART III: Picking Winners

10: Running the Numbers: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks
11: Decoding Company Documents
12: Analyzing Industries
13: Money, Mayhem, and Votes

PART IV: Investment Strategies and Tactics

14: Taking the Bull (Or Bear) by the Horns
15: Choosing a Strategy That's Just Right for You
16: Stop! In the Name of Money
17: Getting a Handle on DPPs, DRPs, and DCA . . . PDQ
18: Corporate Hijinks: Looking at What the Insiders Do
19: Tax Benefits and Obligations

PART V: The Part of Tens

20: Ten Things to Think About Before You Invest
21: Ten Things to Remember After You Invest
22: Ten Signals of a Stock Price Increase
23: Ten Warning Signs of a Stock's Decline
24: Ten Ways to Protect Yourself from Fraud

Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors
Appendix B: Financial Ratios
Index

Authobiography of Paul Mladjenovic

Paul Mladjenovic is a well-known certified financial planner and investing consultant with over 19 years' experience writing and teaching about common stocks and related investments. He owns PM Financial Services.