Revised edition of the author's Understanding stocks, [2014]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What you need to know first. Welcome to the stock market
Opening a brokerage account
Your watch list
How Wall Street keeps score
The art of buying and selling. Buying your first stock
ETFs, index funds, and mutual funds
Selling your first stock
Moneymaking strategies. Long-term investment strategies
Short-term trading strategies
Fun ways to increase a portfolio's value
Introduction to technical analysis. Let's get technical
Indicators and oscillators
Basic chart patterns
Introduction to fundamental analysis. It's really fundamental
Use fundamental tools to find stocks
Lessons from Peter Lynch
Alternative strategies. Buy fixed income, bonds, and REITs
Selling short
Cryptocurrencies
Parting advice : what you can do now
Appendix. Where to get help

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