Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Investing with Eyes Forward & Feet on the Ground
Stocks as the Currency of the Corporation
The Risks of Not Investing
How This Book Is Organized
Chapter by Chapter
| 1 | THE LANGUAGE OF INVESTING
Stocks & Bonds
Reading Stock Tickers & Stock Tables
Essential Stock Metrics & Data Points
Buying & Selling Stocks
Stock Splits
Cost Basis
Key Stock Market Indexes
Bull & Bear Markets
|2| FROM BROKERAGES TO ROBO-ADVISORS
Finding a Financial Advisor
Internet-Based Investment Services
Robo-Advisors
The Case for Staying Human
Follow and Trade Stocks with Mobile Apps
|3| HOW TO USE TIME TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
Understanding Returns
Accounting for Inflation
Determining an Appropriate Asset Mix
More on Correlations
Index Investing & Mutual Funds
Exchange Traded Funds
Other Funds & Investments
The Tax Factor
|4| DECISION TIME
A Bit of Theory, History, & the Lessons of Legends
How to Choose a Stock, ETF, or Other Security
Paying Attention to Your Investments
|5| INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Buying on Down Days
Dollar Cost Averaging
Analyze, Group, & Qualify
Bear Market Strategies
|6| THE SHORT GAME
Day Trading
Options Trading
Buying Stocks on Margin
Short Selling
Penny Stocks
Forex
Commodities Futures
|7| INVESTMENT PSYCHOLOGY
The Seduction of Market Timing
Stocks Are Not Children
Trends Are Not Always Your Friends
Avoid Fast Decisions
The Psychological Impact of -Week Highs & Lows
|8| BEYOND PROFIT
Why You Do Not Need to Sacrifice Profit
SRI Screening Services
The Domini Social Index
The Global
Use Institutional Investors as a Guiding Light
Ethical Mutual Funds
Ethical ETFs
A Word of Warning about Ethical Investing
|9| INVESTING YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM
Living Below Your Means
Investment Strategies for Financial Independence
The Purpose Fulfillment Variable
CONCLUSION
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT CLYDEBANK MEDIA
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX
