Title:
Stock market 101 : from bull and bear markets to dividends, shares, and margins - your essential guide to the stock market
Author:
Edition:
2nd edition.
Adams Media hardcover edition.
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
New York : Adams Media, 2024.
Physical Description:
271 pages ; 19 cm
ISBN:
9781507222324
Abstract:
Investing for the first time can be intimidating. In easy-to-understand language, Stock Market 101, 2nd Edition provides the groundwork needed to begin building knowledge on the stock market. It 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. Full of basic definitions and real-life examples, Stock Market 101, 2nd Edition alleviates any uneasy or overwhelmed feelings during your first steps toward your investment goals. From bull markets to bear markets to sideways markets, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that you wont be able to get anywhere else.
General Note:
Includes index.
"A Crash Course in Wall Street investing"--Cover.
Contents:
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 -- FT Wilshire 5000 -- Market Capitalization -- Market Sectors -- Ownership Status -- Common Stock -- Preferred Stock -- Stock Classes -- Blue Chips -- Value, income and growth stocks -- Cyclical Stocks -- Defensive Stocks -- Tech Stocks -- International stocks -- Penny Stocks -- Mutual funds -- Exchange traded funds -- REITs (Real estate investment trusts) -- Cryptocurrency -- Dividends -- Stock Splits -- Mergers and Acquisitions -- Hostile Takeovers -- Buying and Selling -- Executing Stock Trades -- Stockbrockers -- 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 -- Barons, Titans, and Tycoons -- Famous and Infamous Investors -- History's Biggest Scams -- Common Schemes.
Language:
English
