Getting Started in Stocks

Acknowledgments vii Introduction Investing in Stocks: The Fears, the Fantasies, the Facts ix Setting Your Goals: Assessing Risks and Rewards 1(22) Common Stock and Preferred Stock 23(34) The Basics of Buying and Selling Stocks 57(30) Investment Strategies 87(30) Fundamental Analysis 117(24) Technical Analysis 141(34) Building a Stock Portfolio or Investing in Mutual Funds 175(46) Indirect Investing in Stock: Rights, Warrants, and Options 221(28) International Investing in Stocks 249(26) Epilogue The Psychology of Investing 271(4) Glossary 275(24) Index 299