Understanding Stocks : Your First Guide to Finding Out What the Stock Market Is All About

by Sincere, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780071409131
• ISBN10: 0071409130
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-19
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Everything a novice investor needs to know about getting started in stocks 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 Stocksis 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 Stocksuses 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

Author Biography

Michael Sincere is the author of several popular trading and investing books, including The After-Hours Trader. Sincere has appeared on CNBC, ABC's "World News Tonight," and other national television and radio venues. He also wrote a weekly column for Pristine.com targeted at beginning investors.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction	p. vii
What You Need to Know First
Welcome to the Stock Market	p. 3
Stocks: Not Your Only Investment	p. 19
How to Classify Stocks	p. 29
Fun Things You Can Do (with Stocks)	p. 37
Understanding Stock Prices	p. 49
Where to Buy Stocks	p. 55
Money-Making Strategies
Want to Make Money Slowly? Try These Investment Strategies	p. 69
Want to Make Money Fast? Try These Trading Strategies	p. 77
Finding Stocks to Buy and Sell
It's Really Fundamental: Introduction to Fundamental Analysis	p. 89
Fundamental Analysis: Tools and Tactics	p. 97
Let's Get Technical: Introduction to Technical Analysis	p. 107
Technical Analysis: Tools and Tactics	p. 131
The Psychology of Stocks: Introduction to Sentiment Analysis	p. 141
Uncommon Advice
What Makes Stocks Go Up or Down	p. 149
Why Investors Lose Money	p. 157
What I Really Think about the Stock Market	p. 171
Index	p. 189
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