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9781593373580

Everything Investing Book

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    9781593373580

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    1593373589

  • Edition: 2nd
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  • Copyright: 2005-09-01
  • Publisher: Adams Media Corp
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Summary

Baffled by your company 401(k)? Don't know what to do with those stocks Grandpa left you? Or are you completely without a portfolio-and unsure how to proceed?

Table of Contents

Top Ten Things to Do Before You Invest $1p. x
Introductionp. xi
Getting Organizedp. 1
Laying the Foundationp. 2
Taking Financial Inventoryp. 2
Building a Budgetp. 5
Leave Some Money for Investmentsp. 8
Where to Cut Spendingp. 9
Do-It-Yourself Filing Systemp. 10
The Next Stepp. 12
The Lay of the Landp. 15
How Wall Street Worksp. 16
The NYSEp. 17
The NASDAQ and the Amexp. 20
What's in a Trade?p. 21
The Stock Indexesp. 22
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)p. 23
Invest Like the Prosp. 24
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Portfoliosp. 27
Investment Cornerstonesp. 28
Why Good Poker Players Make Good Investorsp. 28
What's Your Tolerance for Risk?p. 30
Different Types of Riskp. 34
Diversificationp. 37
Understanding Asset Allocationp. 37
Investor Profilep. 40
All About Stocksp. 43
Buy What You Knowp. 44
Stock Basicsp. 45
Types of Stocksp. 47
Blue Chip and Growth Stocksp. 48
Small-Cap and Large-Cap Stocksp. 49
Cyclical, Defensive, and Value Stocksp. 50
Income and Speculative Stocks and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)p. 51
Preferred Stocksp. 51
Penny Stocksp. 52
Stock Optionsp. 54
Doing Your Homeworkp. 57
Researching Stocksp. 58
The Role of the Internetp. 59
How the Great Ones Choose Stocksp. 61
Understanding Great Companiesp. 62
Know the Basicsp. 64
Avoiding the Herd Mentalityp. 67
When to Sellp. 69
Your Place in the Equationp. 70
Taking the Leapp. 73
Executing Stock Tradesp. 74
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)p. 77
Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs)p. 79
Working with a Stockbrokerp. 79
Buying Bargain Stocksp. 83
Stock Tablesp. 84
Stock Symbolsp. 85
Working with an Investment Clubp. 86
The Basics of Mutual Fundsp. 89
What Is a Mutual Fund?p. 90
Fund Managersp. 94
Loads, No Loads, and Operating Costsp. 96
Fees and Expensesp. 97
Hidden Costsp. 98
Fund Reportsp. 99
Fund Trading Practicesp. 101
Stock Mutual Fundsp. 105
Benefits and Choices of Mutual Fund Stock Investingp. 106
Growth Fundsp. 106
Value and Sector Fundsp. 107
International and Global Fundsp. 108
Index and Balanced Fundsp. 109
Asset Allocation Fundsp. 110
Socially Responsible Fundsp. 111
Large-Cap, Mid-Cap, and Small-Cap Fundsp. 112
Closed-End Mutual Fundsp. 113
Building Your Own Mutual Fund with Personal Portfoliosp. 114
Choosing the Right Fund Combinationp. 117
Risk Tolerance and Your Fund Portfoliop. 118
Using Diversification to Minimize Riskp. 119
Investing for Your Familyp. 120
Your Lifelong Fund Strategyp. 121
Past Performancep. 124
Reading the Prospectusp. 126
Building Your Fund Profilep. 128
Six Fund Investment Strategies You Can Swear Byp. 129
Tracking Your Fund's Performancep. 131
How to Keep Tabs on Your Portfoliop. 132
Economic Indicators: Part Ip. 135
Economic Indicators: Part IIp. 137
The Value of Asset Allocationp. 139
When to Sellp. 140
Does Dollar-Cost Averaging Really Work?p. 141
Bond Basicsp. 143
What Are Bonds?p. 144
The Value of Bonds in Your Portfoliop. 145
Stocks Versus Bonds: Performance and Securityp. 146
Bond Yieldsp. 148
Bond Credit Risksp. 149
Bond Ratingsp. 151
How Are Bonds Priced?p. 152
How to Buy Bondsp. 153
Types of Bondsp. 157
Overview of Bond Categoriesp. 158
Corporate Bondsp. 159
U.S. Treasury Securitiesp. 160
High-Yield Bondsp. 162
Municipal Bondsp. 163
Mortgage-Backed Securitiesp. 165
Zero Coupon Bondsp. 166
Bond Mutual Fundsp. 166
Choosing Bond Funds That Work for Youp. 169
Creating Your Own Mutual Fundp. 173
Mutual Funds in the Pastp. 174
Personal Portfolio Plusesp. 175
Hidden Benefitsp. 176
Steps for Building Your Own Mutual Fundp. 177
The High End of the Market: Separate Accountsp. 179
Tread Carefullyp. 180
Socially Responsible Investingp. 181
Doing Well by Doing Goodp. 182
What Is Socially Responsible Investing?p. 184
Investing Versus Socially Responsible Investingp. 186
Components of a Socially Responsible Portfoliop. 188
The Best Ways to Build a Socially Responsible Portfoliop. 189
Retirement Planningp. 193
The Beauty of Tax-Deferred Investingp. 194
Advantages of Investing Early and Oftenp. 195
The 401 (k) Planp. 196
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)p. 200
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)p. 204
Stay Focusedp. 205
Ground Rules: Investing in Real Estatep. 207
The Basicsp. 208
What to Look for in a New Propertyp. 208
Location, Location, Locationp. 211
Buying and Selling Rental Propertiesp. 213
What to Expect from a New Landlordp. 215
Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)p. 216
Cashing In on Collectiblesp. 221
Household Treasuresp. 222
The Vintage Collectibles Marketp. 222
The Contemporary Collectibles Marketp. 223
Collecting Artp. 225
Setting Pricesp. 226
Auction Portals: eBay and Othersp. 228
Guidelines to eBayp. 230
Teaming Up: Working with a Financial Advisorp. 233
Go It Alone or Get Help?p. 234
What Can You Expect from a Financial Advisor?p. 235
Shopping for a Financial Advisorp. 237
How Much Will You Pay?p. 239
Where to Find an Advisorp. 240
You, Your Portfolio, and Uncle Sam: Investing and Taxesp. 243
Why Do Taxes Exist?p. 244
How Taxes Impact Your Portfoliop. 244
Types of Investment Taxesp. 245
Creating an Investment Tax Strategyp. 246
Tips for Reducing Your Investment Tax Liabilityp. 248
Keep More of Your Own Moneyp. 252
Online Investing: Resources, Road Maps, and Red Flagsp. 253
Your Portfolio and the Internetp. 254
Best Practices of Internet Investingp. 256
Is There a Downside?p. 258
A Word to the Wise on Internet Scamsp. 259
The Ten Best Investment Web Sitesp. 261
The Big Picturep. 262
Discount Brokersp. 263
Investment Publicationsp. 267
Investment Web Sitesp. 271
Glossary of Termsp. 275
Indexp. 285
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