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    A Beginner’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding the Big Picture
    A Beginner’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding the Big Picture
    A Beginner’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding the Big Picture
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    A Beginner’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding the Big Picture

    By Evan J Houpt

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    This basic manual guides the novice investor to a working knowledge of the stock market and how to start trading and earning. Written in clear, non-technical language, it defines all of the major terms used by investors and puts them together in an easily understandable framework. The result is a big picture of the many investment choices available, and the pros and cons of each one.

    This book answers the beginning investor’s questions, including:
    *Finding and choosing a discount broker
    *Managing brokerage fees
    *Growth stocks vs. dividends
    *The difference between mutual funds, index funds, and ETFs
    *How to make your first trade

    Quick and easy to read, and packed full of useful information, this book decodes investment jargon into plain language and gives the beginner a solid toolkit for learning the ways of the market.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAP Publishing
    Release dateJun 4, 2014
    ISBN9781310301209
    A Beginner’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding the Big Picture

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      A Beginner’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing - Evan J Houpt

      A Beginner’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding the Big Picture

      By Evan J. Houpt

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2014 Evan J. Houpt. All Rights Reserved

      Disclaimer: This book contains general information regarding finance and investment that is based on the author’s own knowledge and experiences. It is published for general reference and is not intended to be a substitute for the advice of a financial professional or accountant. The publisher and the author disclaim any personal liability, either directly or indirectly, for the information contained within. Although the author and the publisher have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information presented here, they assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions and inconsistencies.

      Dedication:

      To My Father,

      Arthur Houpt

      A BEGINNER’S BASIC GUIDE TO STOCK MARKET INVESTING: UNDERSTANDING THE BIG PICTURE

      BY EVAN J. HOUPT

      *****

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1. Understanding Stocks

      Understanding Securities | Stock Classes | Voting Your Shares

      2. Stocks vs. Other Investments

      Stocks as an Investment | Other Equity Securities | Debt Securities and Interest-Bearing Accounts

      3. Take a Look at Your Investment Goals

      Investing vs. Saving | Retirement Plans | Budgeting for Investment

      4. How Stocks Are Traded

      Why a Company Issues Stock | How Stocks Are Valued | Stock Exchanges

      5. How Stocks Make Money for You

      Capital Appreciation | Dividends | Compounding

      6. Indexes

      The Major Indexes | Index Funds

      7. Choosing a Broker

      Full Service Brokers | Discount Brokers | Online Brokers

      8. How to Choose a Stock

      Kinds of Stocks | Analyzing Stock Performance | Initial Public Offerings | Bull vs. Bear Markets

      9. Investment Strategies

      Passive vs. Active Investing | Stocks vs. Managed Funds | Individual Stocks | Mutual Funds | ETFs

      10. Making Your First Trade

      Trading Simulators on the Web | Signing Up for a Discount Brokerage | Keeping Brokerage Fees Under Control

      11. Ten IPO Stocks That Have Astonished Everyone (for better and for worse)

      Introduction

      When I took an early retirement from my job as an engineer for one of the Big Three automakers eight years ago, I knew I wanted to try my hand at the stock market. I had a nice retirement package and years of savings built up. My wife, Nedra, and I owned our home free and clear. Our children were grown and their college was nearly paid for. The United States economy was doing decently. So I

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