附註:Includes index.
Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 My Story: The Idea of Investing; Chapter 2 My Story:Turning Ideas into Action; Do Your Homework!; Chapter 3 An Introduction to Financial Markets; The Stock Market; Stock Indexes; Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA); Standard & Poor's 500, 400, 600; Wilshire 5000 Equity Index; Russell 1000, 2000, 3000; Other Indexes; The Bond Market; Where Do I Start?; Risk in the Financial Markets; Foreign Financial Markets; Financial Markets: Summary; Chapter 4 The Wealth Plan for Young Investors; The Wealth Plan for Young Investors: Step 1.
The Wealth Plan for Young Investors: Step 2Certificates of Deposit (CDs); Money Market Accounts; Money Market Funds; Regular Savings Account; The Wealth Plan for Young Investors: Step 3; Compound Interest; Scenarios in Accumulating Wealth: Scenario 1; Scenarios in Accumulating Wealth: Scenario 2; Scenarios in Accumulating Wealth: Scenario 3; Scenarios in Accumulating Wealth: Scenario 4; Scenarios in Accumulating Wealth: Scenario 5; Inflation, Deflation, and the Cost of Living; Inflation; Deflation; Ups and Downs: The Bottom Line; Plans Are Good!; Set Investing Time Horizons.
Invest According to Your GoalsDiversify!; Remember That Cash Is King; Establish a Monthly Savings Plan; Dollar Cost Averaging: An Innovative Way to Build Wealth; Dollar Cost Averaging: Summary; Wealth Plan Summary; Chapter 5 Investing in Stocks; What Are Stocks?; Types of Investors; How Do I Buy a Stock?; How Do I Know Which Stocks to Buy?; Market Capitalization and Types of Stocks; Initial Public Offerings (IPO); Foreign Stocks: The Risk Becomes Apparent; Risk and Reward: One of the Most Important Factors When Investing; Stocks: The To Key Types of Analysis; Earnings: It Matters; Scenario 1.
Scenario 2Disciplines of Investing: Growth and Value; What Makes Stocks Move?; Don't Own Any Investment That Keeps You A ake at Night; Stocks: A Summary; Chapter 6 Investing in Bonds; What Are Bonds?; The Types of Bonds and Their Classification; Corporate Bonds; Government Bonds; Foreign Bonds; Bonds and Asset Allocation; Summary; Chapter 7 Investing in Mutual Funds; Why Do Mutual Funds Make Good Investments?; Active Management vs. Passive Management; Exchange-Traded Funds; Types of Mutual Funds; Stock Funds; Bond Funds; Other Types of Funds; Mutual Fund Fees: Nothing Comes Without a Price.
Mutual Funds: Good for All Types of PortfoliosSummary; Chapter 8 The Efficient Way to Wealth: Why Index Funds Are the Way to Go; The Benefits of Index Investing; Low Fees; Risk Limited to Market Risk; Defined Category for Investment; Lower Taxes; Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): An Index Fund Substitute; Dollar Cost Averaging in Index Funds: Why It's Beneficial for You; Buying the Market: Why It's Right for Everyone; Beware of Overlap; Beware of Enhanced Funds; Index Funds: A Wrap-Up; The Efficient Way to Wealth: A Summary; Chapter 9 Beating the Market: Explaining the Hard to Do.
摘要:Describes the basics of investing, how to use the power of time to build wealth, dollar cost averaging, what stockbrokers do, and more.