Paul Mladjenovic is a Certified Financial Planner and national speaker on investing and financial matters. He is the owner of PM Financial Services and www.RavingCapitalist.com; he is also the author of Precious Metals Investing For Dummies.
Part I: The Essentials of Stock Investing 9
Chapter 1: Surveying the World of Stock Investing 11
Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Your Current Financial Situation and Goals 17
Chapter 3: Defi ning Common Approaches to Stock Investing 35
Chapter 4: Recognizing Risk and Volatility 45
Chapter 5: Stock Investing through Exchange-Traded Funds 63
Part II: Before You Start Buying 71
Chapter 6: Gathering Information 73
Chapter 7: Going for Brokers 93
Chapter 8: Investing for Long-Term Growth 105
Chapter 9: Investing for Income 119
Chapter 10: Understanding Technical Analysis for Stock Investors 133
Part III: Picking Winners 151
Chapter 11: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks 153
Chapter 12: Decoding Company Documents 171
Chapter 13: Emerging Sector and Industry Opportunities 183
Chapter 14: Investing with Megatrends 193
Chapter 15: The Big Economic and Political Picture207
Part IV: Investment Strategies and Tactics 219
Chapter 16: Choosing among Investing, Trading, and Speculating 221
Chapter 17: Understanding Brokerage Orders and Trading Techniques 233
Chapter 18: Using Trade Triggers and Advanced Conditional Orders 249
Chapter 19: Getting a Handle on DPPs, DRPs, and DCA PDQ 257
Chapter 20: Corporate and Government Skullduggery: Looking at Insider Activity 267
Chapter 21: Keeping More of Your Money from the Taxman 279
Part V: The Part of Tens 291
Chapter 22: Ten Considerations When Your Stock Portfolio Is Down 293
Chapter 23: Ten Considerations When Your Stock Portfolio Is Up 299
Chapter 24: Ten Challenges and Opportunities for Stock Investors 305
Chapter 25: Ten Great Strategies That Go Well with Stocks 311
Part VI: Appendixes 317
Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors 319
Appendix B: Financial Ratios 335
Index 345
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