stocks

Presents advice for young investors on buying stocks and using dividends in the stock market wisely, exploring the difference between growth and income stocks.

Presents basic information about the stock market and market theory. Explains what stocks and bonds are, why companies issue stock, and how to buy stock. Traces the history of the New York Stock Exchange and explores the risk and volatility of investing in the stock market. Discusses the benefits and drawbacks of stockbrokers, discount brokers, and online brokers. Also examines mutual funds, stock price indexes, and the modern porfolio theory.

Provides an introduction to purchasing stocks.

This book describes the major stock indexes, baskets of different stocks of many different companies all bundled into one representative value, discussing the 1987 stock market crash and the 2010 "flash crash.".

Describes the indicators and systems used by analysts to determine short term stock price movements.

Describes safer investing in the stock market with the use of intelligent mathematics, and focuses on greed, trends, efficient markets, options, risks, and diversifying stock portfolios.

Uses several of the author's newspaper columns in the New York Times to describe in chronological-order how George Bush's "boom economy" has failed.