Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with High?Level Investing 5 Chapter 1: Taking Stock before You Invest at a Higher Level 7 Chapter 2: Assessing Risk and Volatility 15 Chapter 3: Surveying Diversification and Allocation Strategies 29 Chapter 4: Finding Value and Income 43 Chapter 5: Breaking Down Brokerage Tools and Tactics 61 Chapter 6: Intermarket Analysis 79 Part II: Choosing High?Potential Stocks and Exchange?Traded Funds 95 Chapter 7: Small?Cap Stocks 97 Chapter 8: Shorting Stocks 111 Chapter 9: Exchange?Traded Funds for Big Up Moves 125 Chapter 10: Exchange-Traded Funds for Big Down Moves 143 Part III: All about Options 153 Chapter 11: Introducing Options 155 Chapter 12: Call Options 175 Chapter 13: Put Options 183 Chapter 14: Bullish Combination Strategies 191 Chapter 15: Bearish Combination Strategies 201 Chapter 16: Neutral Combination Strategies 211 Part IV: Strategies from the Greats 223 Chapter 17: Legendary Investing Strategies 225 Chapter 18: High?Octane Speculating 235 Chapter 19: Big Picture, Big Profits 245 Chapter 20: Corporate and Political Skullduggery 263 Chapter 21: Technical Analysis 273 Part V: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Minimize Losses 297 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Maximize Gains 305 Chapter 24: Ten Traits of Successful Investors 313 Part VI: Appendixes 321 Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors 323 Appendix B: Financial Ratios 337 Index 351

About the Author

Paul Mladjenovic, CFP, has written four editions of Stock Investing For Dummies and has taught would-be investors about stock investing since 1983. As a certified financial planner, he personally coaches his clients on stock investing strategies.