{"product_id":"getting-started-in-stock-investing-and-trading-isbn-9780470880777","title":"Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading","description":"An up-to-date guide to the complex world of equities  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Stock Investing and Trading\u003c\/i\u003e walks investors and traders through the essential information they need to know before they decide what kind of participant they want to be in equities. The book is filled with the key strategies and tools and offers a comprehensive guide for those entering this marketplace. The author does not argue that one method is better or more appropriate than another. Rather, he reveals the various methods and lets investors decide for themselves. The book covers investment risks, value investing, market strategies, trading methods such as day and swing trading, technical indicators, and diversifying your portfolio, and\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a thorough overview of strategies and tools that investors need to profit from the volatile equities markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides examples, charts, and timely additions that reflect recent changes in the equities markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther titles by Thomsett: \u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Bonds\u003c\/i\u003e and eight editions of \u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Options.\u003c\/i\u003e This book is another title in \u003ci\u003eThe Getting Started\u003c\/i\u003e series, which makes complex issues easy to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction The Potential of the Stock Market vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Investing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Investment Risks 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Value Investment 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Market Strategies 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Fundamental Analysis 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Alternatives: Stocks or Mutual Funds 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Trading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Trading Risks 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Trading Methods: Day and Swing Trading 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Charting Tools and Interpretation 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Essential Technical Indicators 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Technical Analysis, Dow Theory, and Practice 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Combining Investing and Trading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 The Contrarian Approach to Trading 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Mixing Speculation and Investing 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Options to Leverage and Manage Your Portfolio 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Your Sensible Approach to the Market 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMICHAEL C. THOMSETT\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling author who has written more than seventy books on investing, real estate, business, and management. He has authored numerous books published by Wiley, including eight editions of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Options\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Real Estate Investing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Swing Trading\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit his Web site at www.MichaelThomsett.com.  \u003cb\u003eGETTING STARTED IN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSTOCK INVESTING AND TRADING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAN ACCESSIBLE AND UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO THE COMPLEX WORLD OF INVESTING IN EQUITIES\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn recent years, the stock market has been extremely volatile. You don't need a book to tell you that. But, if you are thinking of either sitting on the sidelines as inflation erodes your savings or investing without a complete understanding of the risks, then you need \u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Stock Investing and Trading\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting Started in Stock Investing and Trading\u003c\/i\u003e walks you through the essential information you need to know before investing in stocks, providing you with the basics for reducing risk and increasing profit regardless of the current state of the markets. Divided into three sections—fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and a combined approach—author Michael C. Thomsett describes in a straightforward way how to build a flexible and defensive portfolio through research, acquired knowledge, and resistance to market forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the difference between investing and trading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how to read price charts to identify short-term trends\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails how to determine your appropriate level of risk tolerance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains why trying to duplicate another investor or trader's strategy is unwise, and shows you how to tailor a unique, diversified portfolio based on your income, assets, experience, and goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven with all of the risk of recent years, the market has also provided investors and traders with many opportunities to make money. 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