Stock Investing For Dummies includes information on stock investing in both bear and bull markets; unique investment segments; stock investing for different types of situations; and examples straight from the real world of stock investing as they have occurred in the past three years.

Now updated! Your expert guide to building a profitable stock portfolio

Want to make money in stocks without losing your shirt? This practical guide gives you proven strategies for weathering the current economic crisis and for selecting and managing profitable investments in either a bear or bull market. You'll navigate the new economic landscape and choose the right stocks for different situations — and you'll find fresh real-world examples that show you how to maximize your returns.

• Get started with the basics — understand stock value, assess your finances, set your investing goals, and know your investing style
• Recognize the risks — explore different kinds of risk and weigh risk against return
• Make informed investing decisions — research stocks, understand growth and income investing, and use basic economics to improve your stock strategy
• Build a strong foundation for your portfolio — investigate industries, evaluate a company's financial health, and understand the effect of politics/government on stock investing
• Capitalize on emerging sector opportunities — from precious metals to alternative energy, discover the hot sectors that will make your portfolio thrive
• Build (and hold on to) your wealth — get expert tips and tactics for utilizing brokerage orders, buying with fewer costs, and keeping the taxman at bay

Open the book and find:

• The differences between stock investing and trading
• How to understand and use indexes
• The various types of brokers and how to choose one
• New ways to gather stock information online
• Methods for tracking insider trading
• Early signs of megatrends that can affect your portfolio
• Solutions for protecting your profits
• Investing resources and financial ratios

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Paperback: 384 pages
Author: Paul Mladjenovic
Publisher: For Dummies; 3 edition (January 27, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470401141
ISBN-13: 978-0470401149

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Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: The Essentials of Stock Investing ........................ 9
Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Stock Investing .................................................11
Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Your Current Financial Situation and Goals ..................19
Chapter 3: Defi ning Common Approaches to Stock Investing ...................................37
Chapter 4: Recognizing the Risks ..................................................................................47
Chapter 5: Say Cheese: Getting a Snapshot of the Market with Indexes ..................63
Part II: Before You Start Buying ................................. 75
Chapter 6: Gathering Information ..................................................................................77
Chapter 7: Going for Brokers ..........................................................................................97
Chapter 8: Investing for Growth...................................................................................109
Chapter 9: Investing for Income ...................................................................................123
Chapter 10: Getting a Grip on Economics ..................................................................137
Part III: Picking Winners ......................................... 149
Chapter 11: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks .............................151
Chapter 12: Decoding Company Documents ..............................................................167
Chapter 13: Analyzing Industries .................................................................................179
Chapter 14: Emerging Sector Opportunities ..............................................................189
Chapter 15: Money, Mayhem, and Votes ....................................................................203
Part IV: Investment Strategies and Tactics ................ 213
Chapter 16: Choosing between Investing and Trading .............................................215
Chapter 17: Selecting a Strategy That’s Just Right for You ......................................225
Chapter 18: Understanding Brokerage Orders and Trading Techniques ...............235
Chapter 19: Getting a Handle on DPPs, DRPs, and DCA . . . PDQ .............................251
Chapter 20: Corporate Skullduggery: Looking at Insider Activity ...........................261
Chapter 21: Keeping More of Your Money from the Taxman ..................................273
Part V: The Par t of Tens ........................................... 285
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Profi t before the Crowd Does ...........................................287
Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Ways to Protect Your Stock Market Profi ts ....................293
Chapter 24: Ten Red Flags for Stock Investors ..........................................................299
Chapter 25: Ten Challenges and Opportunities for Stock Investors .......................305
Part VI: Appendixes ................................................. 311
Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors ...............................................................313
Appendix B: Financial Ratios ........................................................................................329
Index ...................................................................... 339

CHAPTER 1
Welcome to the World of Stock Investing

In This Chapter

• Knowing the essentials
• Doing your own research
• Recognizing winners
• Exploring investment strategies

Stock investing was the hot thing during the late 1990s . a trend just like the hula hoop and pet rocks. With the new millennium, however, a reversal of fortunes has occurred as the bear market of 2000.2002 rocked our world (a bear market is a prolonged period of falling prices . in this case, stock prices). This decade has been a wild roller coaster ride that saw the market hit new highs in 2007, although it's down in ugly fashion in 2008. ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Paul Mladjenovic is a well-known Certified Financial Planner and national speaker on investing and financial matters.

He is the owner of PM Financial Services and www.SuperMoneyLinks.com, and he has been quoted or referenced by media outlets, publications, and financial Web sites. Mladjenovic is the author of the first two editions of Stock Investing For Dummies as well as Precious Metals Investing For Dummies.

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