Author(s): Michele Cagan
Publisher: Adams Media
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 307
Tags: Business, Stock Market, Investing
Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Basic Economics
Buying and Selling
Interest Rates
Economic Indicators
Sectors
The Sec
Global Economics
Company Fundamentals
Chapter 2: What are Stocks?
Buying Stock in a Company
Stock Exchanges
Dividends
Kinds of stocks
Cyclical, Defensive, Value, and Penny Stocks
Chapter 3: Bonds, Mutual Funds, and ETFs
What are Bonds?
Why Buy Bonds?
Bond Ratings and Yields
Treasury and Municipal Bonds
Corporate Bonds
Mutual Funds
How Funds Operate
Fund Types
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
Managing Your Funds
Chapter 4: Styles of Investing
Value Investing
Growth Investing and Technical Investing
Day Trading and Short-Term Trading
Chapter 5: Investing in Real Estate
Leveraging
Flipping Houses
Rental Properties
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Chapter 6: Currency and Commodity Trading
Trading Currencies and Derivatives
Commodities and Precious Metals
Options
Short Selling
Chapter 7: Education and Retirement Planning
Investing for Education
Retirement Planning
Chapter 8: Socially Responsible Investing
Green Investing
Sustainable Resource Funds
Chapter 9: Your Investment Portfolio
Investing Goals
Risk Assessment
Diversification
Your Investor Profile
Stockbrokers
Chapter 10: Advice from the Pros
Benjamin Graham (1894–1976)
Warren Buffett (1930–)
Peter Lynch (1944–)
Jack Bogle (1929–)
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