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Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading

Getting Started In..., Band 89 1. Aufl.

von: Michael C. Thomsett
14,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	17.12.2010
ISBN/EAN:	9780470937136
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	240

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Titelbeschreibung

An up-to-date guide to the complex world of equities Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading walks investors and traders through the essential information they need to know before they decide what kind of participant they want to be in equities. The book is filled with the key strategies and tools and offers a comprehensive guide for those entering this marketplace. The author does not argue that one method is better or more appropriate than another. Rather, he reveals the various methods and lets investors decide for themselves. The book covers investment risks, value investing, market strategies, trading methods such as day and swing trading, technical indicators, and diversifying your portfolio, and <ul> <li>Offers a thorough overview of strategies and tools that investors need to profit from the volatile equities markets</li> <li>Provides examples, charts, and timely additions that reflect recent changes in the equities markets</li> </ul> Other titles by Thomsett: Getting Started in Bonds and eight editions of Getting Started in Options. This book is another title in The Getting Started series, which makes complex issues easy to understand.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction The Potential of the Stock Market vii Part I Investing Chapter 1 Investment Risks 3 Chapter 2 Value Investment 21 Chapter 3 Market Strategies 31 Chapter 4 Fundamental Analysis 43 Chapter 5 Alternatives: Stocks or Mutual Funds 61 Part II Trading Chapter 6 Trading Risks 79 Chapter 7 Trading Methods: Day and Swing Trading 95 Chapter 8 Charting Tools and Interpretation 109 Chapter 9 Essential Technical Indicators 125 Chapter 10 Technical Analysis, Dow Theory, and Practice 149 Part III Combining Investing and Trading Chapter 11 The Contrarian Approach to Trading 163 Chapter 12 Mixing Speculation and Investing 177 Chapter 13 Options to Leverage and Manage Your Portfolio 189 Chapter 14 Your Sensible Approach to the Market 203 Glossary 209 About the Author 226 Index 227

Autorenportrait

MICHAEL C. THOMSETT is a bestselling author who has written more than seventy books on investing, real estate, business, and management. He has authored numerous books published by Wiley, including eight editions of the bestselling Getting Started in Options, as well as Getting Started in Real Estate Investing and Getting Started in Swing Trading. Visit his Web site at www.MichaelThomsett.com.

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GETTING STARTED IN STOCK INVESTING AND TRADING AN ACCESSIBLE AND UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO THE COMPLEX WORLD OF INVESTING IN EQUITIES In recent years, the stock market has been extremely volatile. You don't need a book to tell you that. But, if you are thinking of either sitting on the sidelines as inflation erodes your savings or investing without a complete understanding of the risks, then you need Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading. Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading walks you through the essential information you need to know before investing in stocks, providing you with the basics for reducing risk and increasing profit regardless of the current state of the markets. Divided into three sections—fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and a combined approach—author Michael C. Thomsett describes in a straightforward way how to build a flexible and defensive portfolio through research, acquired knowledge, and resistance to market forces. <ul> <li>Describes the difference between investing and trading</li> <li>Reveals how to read price charts to identify short-term trends</li> <li>Details how to determine your appropriate level of risk tolerance</li> <li>Explains why trying to duplicate another investor or trader's strategy is unwise, and shows you how to tailor a unique, diversified portfolio based on your income, assets, experience, and goals</li> </ul> Even with all of the risk of recent years, the market has also provided investors and traders with many opportunities to make money. Gain a better understanding of how to profit in equities with Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading.