Stock investing for Dummies by Paul Mladjenovic

Part I: The Essentials of Stock Investing……………………..7
Chapter 1: Exploring the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Your Current Financial Situation and Goals . . . 17
Chapter 3: Defining Common Approaches to Stock Investing . . . . . .35
Chapter 4: Recognizing the Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Chapter 5: Say Cheese: Getting a Snapshot of the Market . . . . . . . . .59
Part II: Before You Start Buying……………………………..69
Chapter 6: Gathering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Chapter 7: Going for Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Chapter 8: Investing for Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Chapter 9: Investing for Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Chapter 10: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks . . . . . . .127
Part III: Picking Winners …………………………………….143
Chapter 11: Decoding Company Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Chapter 12: Analyzing Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Chapter 13: Emerging Sector Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Chapter 14: Money, Mayhem, and Votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Part IV: Investment Strategies and Tactics ………………195
Chapter 15: Taking the Bull (Or Bear) by the Horns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Chapter 16: Choosing a Strategy That’s Just Right for You . . . . . . . .209
Chapter 17: Understanding Brokerage Orders and Trading Techniques . . . .217
Chapter 18: Getting a Handle on DPPs, DRPs, and DCA . . . PDQ . . .233
Chapter 19: Looking at What the Insiders Do: Corporate Hijinks . . . .243
Chapter 20: Tax Benefits and Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Part V: The Part of Tens ………………………………………267
Chapter 21: Ten Warning Signs of a Stock’s Decline . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Chapter 22: Ten Signals of a Stock Price Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Protect Yourself from Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Chapter 24: Ten Challenges and Opportunities for Stock Investors . . . . . .289
Part VI: Appendixes ……………………………………………295
Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Appendix B: Financial Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311