Understanding Stocks

Sincere M.0-07-143582-4, 0-07-140913-0

While dozens of books purport to be for the beginning investor, most “beginner” books assume a level of knowledge that true novices just don’t have. Understanding Stocks is targeted to the beginning investor, providing a concise yet comprehensive overview of the stock market without subjecting readers to terms and ideas they can’t understand and frankly, will probably never use.Written in an engaging and direct style, Understanding Stocks uses short, easy-toread chapters to provide a solid working knowledge of the stock market.Topics include:* What is a stock? * How to place a trade * Evaluating a stock * Knowing when to sell”

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Table of contents :
UNDERSTANDING STOCKS……Page 2
Team DDU……Page 1
Contents……Page 4
Acknowledgments……Page 6
Introduction……Page 8
PART ONE WHAT YOU NEED
TO KNOW FIRST……Page 12
1 Welcome to the Stock Market……Page 14
2 Stocks: Not Your Only Investment……Page 30
3 How to Classify Stocks……Page 40
4 Fun Things You Can Do (with Stocks)……Page 48
5 Understanding Stock Prices……Page 60
6 Where to Buy Stocks……Page 66
PART TWO MONEY-MAKING
STRATEGIES……Page 78
7 Want to Make Money Slowly? Try These Investment Strategies……Page 80
8 Want to Make Money Fast? Try These Trading Strategies……Page 88
PART THREE FINDING
STOCKS TO BUY
AND SELL……Page 98
9 It’s Really Fundamental: Introduction to Fundamental Analysis……Page 100
10 Fundamental Analysis: Tools and Tactics……Page 108
11 Let’s Get Technical: Introduction to Technical Analysis……Page 118
12 Technical Analysis: Tools and Tactics……Page 142
13 The Psychology of Stocks: Introduction to Sentiment Analysis……Page 152
PART FOUR UNCOMMON
ADVICE……Page 158
14 What Makes Stocks Go Up or Down……Page 160
15 Why Investors Lose Money……Page 168
16 What I Really Think about the Stock Market……Page 182
Index……Page 200