Table of Content
Preface xix Acknowledgments xxiii PART I STOCK RETURNS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Chapter 1 The Case for Equity Chapter 2 The Great Financial Crisis of 2008 Chapter 3 The Markets, the Economy, and Government Policy in the Wake of the Crisis Chapter 4 The Entitlement Crisis PART II THE VERDICT OF HISTORY Chapter 5 Stock and Bond Returns Since 1802 Chapter 6 Risk, Return, and Portfolio Allocation Chapter 7 Stock Indexes Chapter 8 The S&P 500 Index Chapter 9 The Impact of Taxes on Stock and Bond Returns Chapter 10 Sources of Shareholder Value Chapter 11 Yardsticks to Value the Stock Market Chapter 12 Outperforming the Market Chapter 13 Global Investing PART III HOW THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS STOCKS Chapter 14 Gold, Monetary Policy, and inflation Chapter 15 Stocks and the Business Cycle Chapter 16 When World Events impact Financial Markets Chapter 17 Stocks, Bonds, and the Flow of Economic data PART IV STOCK FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SHORT RUN Chapter 18 Exchange-Traded Funds, Stock Index Futures, and Options Chapter 19 Market Volatility Chapter 20Technical Analysis and investing with the Trend Chapter 21 Calendar Anomalies Chapter 22 Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing PART V BUILDING WEALTH THROUGH STOCKS Chapter 23 Fund Performance, indexing, and Beating the Market Chapter 24 Structuring a Portfolio for Long-Term Growth Concluding Comment Notes index
