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Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis
Michael C. Thomsett (Author)
9780471754466, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 19 May 2006
240 pages, Charts: 11 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 3 B&W, 0 Color
23.5 x 15.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.302 kg
If you've picked up this book, you probably recognize the value of fundamental analysis, but aren't sure you can master it. With Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis as your guide, you'll quickly become familiar with the key concepts and learn how to put them into action in the real world. You'll gain important insights that can help you manage risk and make more informed investment decisions and learn from relevant illustrations, examples, and definitions. Written in a non-technical format that's easy to follow, Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis provides valuable coverage of: More than an introduction to fundamental analysis, this book will help you use analytical tools in identifying risk levels, making valid and reliable comparisons, and picking stocks for your portfolio so you develop a successful and profitable investment program.
Introduction: How Fundamental Are the Fundamentals? 1 Chapter 1 Financial Statements and What They Reveal 5 Chapter 2 Basic Stock Market Theories 33 Chapter 3 The Audited Statement—Flawed but Useful 57 Chapter 4 Finding Financial Information Online: Step-by-Step Explanations 77 Chapter 5 How Accurate Are the Numbers? 95 Chapter 6 Confirmation: The Trend of the Trends 121 Chapter 7 Balance Sheet Ratios: Making the Analysis 137 Chapter 8 Income Statement Ratios: Tracking the Profits 155 Chapter 9 The Popular P/E Ratio and How to Use It 173 Chapter 10 Using Fundamental—and Technical—Analysis Together 187 Chapter 11 Indicators That Go beyond the Statements 201 Glossary 215 Notes 227 Index 229
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
