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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: The Essentials of Stock Investing
• Chapter 1: Surveying the World of Stock Investing
• Understanding the Basics
• Preparing to Buy Stocks
• Knowing How to Pick Winners
• Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Your Current Financial Situation and Goals
• Establishing a Starting Point by Preparing a Balance Sheet
• Funding Your Stock Program
• Setting Your Sights on Your Financial Goals
• Chapter 3: Defining Common Approaches to Stock Investing
• Matching Stocks and Strategies with Your Goals
• Investing for the Future
• Investing for a Purpose
• Investing for Your Personal Style
• Chapter 4: Recognizing Risk and Volatility
• Exploring Different Kinds of Risk
• Getting the Scoop on Volatility
• Minimizing Your Risk
• Weighing Risk against Return
• Chapter 5: Stock Investing through Exchange-Traded Funds
• Comparing Exchange-Traded Funds and Mutual Funds
• Choosing an Exchange-Traded Fund
• Taking Note of Indexes
• Part 2: Before You Start Buying
• Chapter 6: Gathering Information
• Looking to Stock Exchanges for Answers
• Grasping the Basics of Accounting and Economics
• Staying on Top of Financial News
• Reading (And Understanding) Stock Tables
• Using News about Dividends
• Evaluating Investment Tips
• Chapter 7: Going for Brokers
• Defining the Broker’s Role
• Distinguishing between Full-Service and Discount Brokers
• Choosing a Broker
• Discovering Various Types of Brokerage Accounts
• Judging Brokers’ Recommendations
• Chapter 8: Investing for Long-Term Growth
• Becoming a Value-Oriented Growth Investor
• Choosing Growth Stocks with a Few Handy Tips
• Chapter 9: Investing for Income and Cash Flow
• Understanding the Basics of Income Stocks
• Analyzing Income Stocks
• Exploring Some Typical Income Stocks
• Covered Call Writing for Income
• Writing Puts for Income
• Chapter 10: Understanding Technical Analysis for Stock Investors
• Comparing Technical Analysis and Fundamental Analysis
• Staying on Top of Trends
• Getting the Scoop on Technical Charts
• Surveying the Relative Strength Index
• Part 3: Picking Winners
• Chapter 11: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks
• Recognizing Value When You See It
• Accounting for Value
• Chapter 12: Decoding Company Documents
• A Message from the Bigwigs: Reading the Annual Report
• Dig Deeper: Getting a Second Opinion
• Do It Yourself: Compiling Your Own Research Department
• Chapter 13: Emerging Sector and Industry Opportunities
• Telling the Difference between a Sector and an Industry
• Interrogating the Sectors and Industries
• Outlining Key Sectors and Industries
• Chapter 14: Small Cap Stocks, IPOs, and Motif Investing
• Exploring Small Caps
• Investigating IPOs
• Getting the Scoop on Motif Investing
• Chapter 15: The Big Economic and Political Picture
• Tying Together Politics and Stocks
• Poking into Political Resources
• Part 4: Investment Strategies and Tactics
• Chapter 16: Discovering Screening Tools
• Understanding the Basics of Screening Tools
• Touring a Stock Screening Tool
• Checking Out an ETF Screening Tool
• A Few Final Points to Keep in Mind
• Chapter 17: Understanding Brokerage Orders and Trading Techniques
• Checking Out Brokerage Orders
• Buying on Margin
• Going Short and Coming Out Ahead
• Chapter 18: International Stock Investing Opportunities
• Investigating the Basics of International Stock Investing
• International Stock Investing via Exchange-Traded Funds
• Checking Out International Investing Resources
• Chapter 19: Getting a Handle on DPPs, DRPs, and DCA … PDQ
• Going Straight to Direct Purchase Programs
• Delving into Dividend Reinvestment Plans
• The One-Two Punch: Dollar Cost Averaging and DRPs
• Chapter 20: Corporate and Government Skullduggery: Looking at Insider Activity
• Tracking Insider Trading
• Looking at Insider Transactions
• Considering Corporate Stock Buybacks
• Stock Splits: Nothing to Go Bananas Over
• Keeping a Close Eye on Congress
• Chapter 21: Keeping More of Your Money from the Taxman
• Paying through the Nose: The Tax Treatment of Different Investments
• Sharing Your Gains with the IRS
• Discovering the Softer Side of the IRS: Tax Deductions for Investors
• Taking Advantage of Tax-Advantaged Retirement Investing
• Part 5: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 22: Ten Indicators of a Great Stock
• The Company Has Rising Profits
• The Company Has Rising Sales
• The Company Has Low Liabilities
• The Stock Is at a Bargain Price
• Dividends Are Growing
• The Market Is Growing
• The Company Is in a Field with a High Barrier to Entry
• The Company Has a Low Political Profile
• The Stock Is Optionable
• The Stock Is Benefiting from Favorable Megatrends
• Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Profit in a Bear Market
• Find Good Stocks to Buy
• Hunt for Dividends
• Unearth Gems with Bond Ratings
• Rotate Your Sectors
• Go Short on Bad Stocks
• Carefully Use Margin
• Buy a Call Option
• Write a Covered Call Option
• Write a Put Option to Generate Income
• Be Patient
• Chapter 24: Ten Investments and Strategies That Go Great with Stocks
• Covered Call Options
• Put Options
• Cash
• EE Savings Bonds
• I Bonds
• Sector Mutual Funds
• Motif Investing
• Bearish Exchange-Traded Funds
• Dividend Yield Exchange-Traded Funds
• Consumer Staples Exchange-Traded Funds
• Chapter 25: Ten Investing Pitfalls and Challenges for 2020–2030
• Trillion-Dollar Pension Shortfalls
• European Crises
• The Bond and Debt Bubble
• A Demographic Upheaval
• Federal Deficits and Debt
• A Social Security Reckoning
• Terrorism
• A Potential Currency Crisis
• A Derivatives Time Bomb
• Socialism
• Part 6: Appendixes
• Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors
• Financial Planning Sources
• The Language of Investing
• Textual Investment Resources
• Investing Websites
• Investor Associations and Organizations
• Stock Exchanges
• Finding Brokers
• Fee-Based Investment Sources
• Exchange-Traded Funds
• Dividend Reinvestment Plans
• Sources for Analysis
• Tax Benefits and Obligations
• Fraud
• Appendix B: Financial Ratios
• Liquidity Ratios
• Operating Ratios
• Solvency Ratios
• Common Size Ratios
• Valuation Ratios
• Index
• About the Author
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement