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Stock market 101 : from bull and bear markets to dividends, shares, and margins : your essential guide to the stock market / Michele Cagan, CPA.

Summary:

"All you need to know about buying and selling stocks! Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of investing into tedious discourse that would put even a hedge fund manager to sleep. Stock Market 101 cuts out the boring explanations of basic investing, and instead provides hands-on lessons that keep you engaged as you learn how to build a portfolio and expand your wealth. From bull markets to bear markets to sideways markets, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that you won't be able to get anywhere else. So whether you're looking to master the major principles of stock market investing or just want to learn more about how the market shifts over time, Stock Market 101 has all the answers -- even the ones you didn't know you were looking for"-- Provided by publisher.

"Provides details about how the stock market works, it's history, and who the the biggest winners, losers, and schemers in the stock market are"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781440599194
ISBN: 144059919X
Physical Description: 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 19 cm.
Publisher: Avon, Massachusetts : Adams Media, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

"A Crash Course in Wall Street investing"--Cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Stock Market -- NYSE -- NASDAQ -- The OTC Market -- Foreign Exchanges -- International Infleunce on the U.S. Stock Market -- Bulls and Bears -- Bubbles -- Crashes -- Panics -- The SEC -- Economic Indicators -- Stock Indexes -- The Dow -- S&P 500 -- NASDAQ Composite -- NASDAQ 100 -- Russell 2000 -- Wilshire 5000 -- Market Capitalization -- Market Sectors -- Ownership Status -- Common Stock -- Preferred Stock -- Convertibles -- Stock Classes -- Blue Chips -- Value Stocks -- Income Stocks -- Growth Stocks -- Cyclical Stocks -- Defensive Stocks -- Tech Stocks -- Penny Stocks -- Dividends -- Stock Splits -- Mergers and Acquisitions -- Hostile Takeovers -- Buying and Selling -- Executing Stock Trades -- Stockbrockers -- Investment Clubs -- IPOS -- Advanced Investing Techniques -- Annual Reports -- Stock Tables -- Ticker Symbols -- Ticker Tape -- Investor Math Basics -- Par, Book, and Market Value -- Earnings per Share -- Price-To-Earnings (P/E) Ratio -- The Peg Ratio -- Total Returns -- Five Characteristics of Great Companies -- Investor Psychology -- Inside Traders -- Barons, Titans, and Tycoons -- Famous and Infamous Investors -- History's Biggest Scams -- Common Schemes.