A Beginners’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding The Big Picture

Download or read book A Beginners’s Basic Guide to Stock Market Investing: Understanding The Big Picture written by Evan J. Houpt and published by AP Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.