A simple approach to fundamental analysis of financial markets: An introductory guide to fundamental analysis techniques and strategies for anticipating the events that move markets

By Stefano Calicchio

How much is a company worth? How do metals and commodities markets move? Which financial sectors have the highest growth expectations? To answer questions like these it is necessary to study the events that anticipate and move markets. For the first time in Italy, a comprehensive and accessible guide will help you do this, showing you the basics of how the subject works. Inside the practical handbook you will discover all the information you need to really understand the tools of fundamental analysis and to start creating your own reports. From the collection and management of microeconomic and macroeconomic data to their analysis, from the study of corporate balance sheets to the monitoring of international ratings and much more. The reader will learn step by step how to confront the global market without hesitation and how to study any financial instrument through the filter of fundamental analysis. Forget the ineffective thousand-page theoretical manuals sold at crazy prices on the web and finally enjoy a read that will give you the know-how you are looking for at an unbeatable price.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stefano Calicchio
• Release date: Nov 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9791222019895

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Disclaimer

This book in no way constitutes advice or solicitation of public savings. Trading on the stock market is a risky business. What is shown within this manual is the consequence of years of study and operation, so there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved. The author's past results do not provide any kind of guarantee for future earnings.

The reader is fully aware of and responsible for his or her own economic and financial decisions, i.e. aware of the risks involved in any type of operation.

The case studies and examples contained in the text are based on facts and opinions that may be changed at any time without notice and do not constitute a solicitation to buy or sell securities or public savings.

The rationale for presenting such cases is to provide insights into the markets, so they cannot be regarded as firm predictions and do not shelter against the risk inherent in stock market investment activities.

With the presence of this disclaimer, the Author disclaims all liability for possible inaccuracies in the data reported, damages, economic losses, direct or indirect damages resulting from the use or disclosure of the information contained in this book.

Introduction

How much is a company worth? How is the precious metals market moving? Which sectors have the highest growth expectations? This book brings together the know-how and knowledge needed to solve these questions.

Fundamental analysis has remote origins, but despite this it still represents one of the pillars of techniques for studying and interpreting financial markets.

Learning the basic concepts means learning methods for evaluating a range of assets or even an entire sector of the economy, thus gathering skills that can be incredibly useful for those who wish to invest their money consciously.

This guide is designed to explain in a simple and accessible way how to assess an investment on the basis of its data, its substantive characteristics and the information released to the public by management and supervisory bodies.

The idea is to offer non-professional investors keys to interpreting the markets, which can on the one hand facilitate the selection of assets with increasing value, and on the other hand provide cognitive resources other than those typical of technical analysis and statistical studies.

As with the other manuals in this series, my hope is that this text will be simple and accessible to understand, but not simplistic. Above all, I would like the information contained here to point out the fallacy of those who propose superficial anticipatory techniques and asset selection strategies that are indicated as universally valid. On the other hand, when technical analysis is combined with fundamental analysis, a better understanding of the markets is obtained, which is useful in avoiding many of the pitfalls and critical points inherent in financial investments.

In this sense, applying the principles of fundamental analysis could be likened to the work done by an archaeologist; it involves digging in the fertile soil of financial information, finding and cataloguing the finds that are useful for one's research project and examining them very carefully, so as to use what one discovers to understand the object of one's study.

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