[eBook Code] Stock Investing For Dummies (eBook Code, 6th)

Introduction 1

Part 1: The Essentials of Stock Investing 5

CHAPTER 1: Surveying the World of Stock Investing 7

CHAPTER 2: Taking Stock of Your Current Financial Situation and Goals 13

CHAPTER 3: Defining Common Approaches to Stock Investing 31

CHAPTER 4: Recognizing Risk and Volatility 41

CHAPTER 5: Stock Investing through Exchange-Traded Funds 59

Part 2: Before You Start Buying 67

CHAPTER 6: Gathering Information 69

CHAPTER 7: Going for Brokers 89

CHAPTER 8: Investing for Long-Term Growth 101

CHAPTER 9: Investing for Income and Cash Flow 111

CHAPTER 10: Understanding Technical Analysis for Stock Investors 127

Part 3: Picking Winners 143

CHAPTER 11: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks 145

CHAPTER 12: Decoding Company Documents 163

CHAPTER 13: Emerging Sector and Industry Opportunities 177

CHAPTER 14: Emall Cap Stocks, IPOs, and Motif Investing 189

CHAPTER 15: The Big Economic and Political Picture 201

Part 4: Investment Strategies and Tactics 213

CHAPTER 16: Discovering Screening Tools 215

CHAPTER 17: Understanding Brokerage Orders and Trading Techniques 229

CHAPTER 18: International Stock Investing Opportunities 247

CHAPTER 19: Getting a Handle on DPPs, DRPs, and DCA . . . PDQ 257

CHAPTER 20: Corporate and Government Skullduggery: Looking at Insider Activity 269

CHAPTER 21: Keeping More of Your Money from the Taxman 281

Part 5: The Part of Tens 295

CHAPTER 22: Ten Indicators of a Great Stock 297

CHAPTER 23: Ten Ways to Profit in a Bear Market 305

CHAPTER 24: Ten Investments and Strategies That Go Great with Stocks 311

CHAPTER 25: Ten Investing Pitfalls and Challenges for 2020 - 2030 319

Part 6: Appendixes 325

APPENDIX A: Resources for Stock Investors 327 

APPENDIX B: Financial Ratios 345

Index 355