"Stock Investing For Dummies, Second Edition" covers all the proven tactics and strategies for picking the right stocks. Packed with savvy tips on today's best investment opportunities, this book provides a down-to-earth, straightforward approach to making money on the market without the fancy lingo. Soon you'll have the power to optimize your returns by: recognizing and minimizing the risks; gathering information about potential stocks; dissecting annual reports and other company documents; analyzing the growth and demand of industries; playing with the politicians; approaching uncertain markets; using corporate stock buybacks to boost earnings; and, handling the IRS and other obligations. With a different strategy for every investor-from recent college grad to married with children to recently retired-this valuable reference is a must-have.It also features tips and tricks on how to tell when a stock is on the verge of declining or increasing, how to protect yourself from fraud, and common challenges that every investor must go through, along with resources and financial ratios.

"Stock Investing For Dummies, Second Edition" covers all the proven tactics and strategies for picking the right stocks. Packed with savvy tips on today's best investment opportunities, this book provides a down-to-earth, straightforward approach to making money on the market without the fancy lingo. Soon you'll have the power to optimize your returns by: recognizing and minimizing the risks; gathering information about potential stocks; dissecting annual reports and other company documents; analyzing the growth and demand of industries; playing with the politicians; approaching uncertain markets; using corporate stock buybacks to boost earnings; and, handling the IRS and other obligations. With a different strategy for every investor-from recent college grad to married with children to recently retired-this valuable reference is a must-have.It also features tips and tricks on how to tell when a stock is on the verge of declining or increasing, how to protect yourself from fraud, and common challenges that every investor must go through, along with resources and financial ratios.

Fully covers today?s economic realities — and new opportunities

Build your wealth with smart investing — even in a bear market!

With so many choices, investing can be tricky. Stock Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, makes it simple with proven tactics and time?tested strategies for picking winners. This updated edition gives you new case studies, resources, and insight on government policy — and will have you investing with confidence in no time!

Discover how to

• Find a great broker
• Decode company documents
• Choose the right investment strategy
• Handle your taxes
• Weigh risk versus reward
• Discover new investing opportunities

Paul Mladjenovic is a certified financial planner practitioner, writer, and public speaker who has a Web site at www.mladjenovic.com. His business, PM Financial Services, has helped people with financial and business concerns since 1981. In 1985 he achieved his CFP designation. Since 1983, Paul has taught thousands of budding investors through popular national seminars such as "The $50 Wealthbuilder" and "Stock Investing Like a Pro." Paul has been quoted or referenced by many media outlets such as Bloomberg, MarketWatch, CNBC, and many financial and business publications and Web sites. As an author, he has written the books The Unofficial Guide to Picking Stocks (Wiley, 2000) and Zero-Cost Marketing (Todd Publications, 1995). In 2002, the first edition of Stock Investing For Dummies was ranked in the top 10 out of 300 books reviewed by Barron's. In recent years, Paul accurately forecasted many economic events, such as the rise of gold and the decline of the U.S. dollar. At press time he has been warning his students and clients about the coming decline in housing. He maintains a financial database for his readers and students at www.supermoneylinks.com

2003-12-12 Excellent Introduction to Stock Trading

I have found this book to be very informative.
The advice given in this book is very sound and solid and not one of these "Get rich quick on the stock market" types of books.
The principles are described in a very easy to understand manner and makes for very easy reading.
The book is more applicable to someone wanting to trade on the American markets but is also adaptable to foreign markets.