The Opening

A Much Improved Stock Book

Because of the success of the first edition of Understanding Stocks, my editor at McGraw-Hill asked me to write a second edition. I want to thank the thousands of readers who bought my first book and wrote to me with suggestions. Because of their ideas, this second edition is even better.

In this edition, I spent more time on how to make money using investing and trading strategies; how to find stocks to buy and sell; how to use market indicators to predict what the market might do; how to invest in alternative investments such as currencies, gold, bonds, and real estate; how to use exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds to invest in the market; how to sell short; and how to use options to protect ...

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