Picking Stocks: A Practical Guide to Investing in the Stock Market

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" ... Practical, easy-to-undestand information about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, money markets, and other important investment vehicles."--Cover. Introduction: African American Investors and Our Investment Boom vii -- Chapter 1 Getting Ready to Invest: Dealing with Debt, Setting up a Safety Fund, Online Resources, and More 1 -- Chapter 2 Learning the Markets 29 -- Chapter 3 Stock Basics: How to Track Company Shares, the Exchanges, Bull and Bear Markets, Global Investing, and More 65 -- Chapter 4 How to Pick the Best Stocks 79 -- Chapter 5 Bonds--The Stability Every Portfolio Needs 145 -- Chapter 6 Bonds: Municipal Bonds, Savings Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Zero-Coupon Bonds, Junk Bonds, and More 161 -- Chapter 7 The Basics of Mutual Funds: A Professional Portfolio with a Cushion from Risk Built In 177 -- Chapter 8 Mutual Funds--How to Pick the Best of Them, African American Funds, and More 197 -- Chapter 9 Asset Allocation: How to Minimize Risk through a Diversified Portfolio 237 -- Chapter 10 Financial Planner, Full-Service Broker, or Discount Broker: Your Choices Made Simpler 255 -- Chapter 11 How to Teach Your Kids to Save, Invest, and Prosper 273.