Description: Introduction. 1. Why Investing Is Essential. Realities. Myths. Challenges. 2. Here You Are. Where You Are. Here You Are. Where You Want to Be. What You Want to Know. There You Go. 3. The Confident Investor. How the Confident Investor Thinks. Who the Confident Investor Trusts. How the Confident Investor Learns. What the Confident Investor Does. 4. What Is Investing? The Stock Exchanges. Investing for Income. Investing for Growth. Investing vs. Saving. 5. Reasons for Investing. Invest to Create Wealth. Invest to Provide for Your Loved Ones. Invest for a Raise. Invest to Create an Estate. Invest to Make a Difference. 6. Finding the Money to Invest. Where's Money? Finding Money. Analyzing Your Spending Habits. Fitting Your Money into a Plan. Creating Money That You Don't Have. 7. The Language of Investing. Talking Money. Market Talk. Other Phrases You'll Hear. Ida's Process. 8. How to Invest in Stocks. How Stocks Make Money for You. Where Stocks Trade. Market Capitalization. How to Choose a Stock. Fundamental Investment Selection Styles. Where to Go to Buy Stocks. How to Pay for Stock Transactions. A Word on IPO Investing. Deciding When to Sell a Stock. 9. How to Invest in Bonds. The Appeal of Bonds. Two Primary Characteristics of Bonds. A Company's Credit Rating. Default Risk. Interest Rates and Bond Prices. Who Issues Bonds? The Yield Curve. Interest Rate Risk. Bond Insurance. 10. How to Invest in Mutual Funds. How Mutual Funds Work. Researching Mutual Funds. Make Your Choice. Dollar Cost Averaging. Stay Involved. 11. Where to Invest. Investment or Mutual Fund Companies. Discount Brokers. Full-Service Firms. Online Trading. Financial Planning Firms. Investing Through Your Bank. 12. Managing Your Unseen Forces. Types of Risk. Other Types of Risk. 13. Investing for Retirement. Preretirement Planning. Well-Defined Retirement. The Four Retirement Buckets. Post-Retirement Strategies. Insurance Coverage. 14. Investing for College. Ways to Pay for College. Some Room for Negotiation. Donna's Story (My Sister). Financial Aid Checklist. Tax Benefits. Additional Sources of Information. 15. Getting Started. What's Next? One Step Away. Individual Retirement Accounts. Employer-Sponsored Plans. Investment Clubs. You Have What You Need. 16. Advanced Investing. Caution! Get Rich Quick? Not Likely. Margin Accounts. Shorting. Futures. Options. Futures Options. Index Options. Conclusions. 17. Selecting Your Best Advisers. Do Your Homework. Why You Need an Adviser. Qualities of an Effective Adviser. How to Find an Adviser. How Advisers Get Paid. Interviewing an Adviser. Go! 18. Putting Your Portfolio Together. The Three Questions. Charlene. Rhonda. Mrs. Roberts. Different Needs, Same Process. It's Your Turn. Appendix A. Worksheets. Net Worth. Cash Flow. Budget Worksheet. Appendix B. Glossary. Index.

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