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Tables of Contents for The New York Institute of Finance Guide to Investing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xiii
Determining Your Investment Goals
1
17
Investment Preparation
1
4
First Things First
5
2
Your Financial Profile
7
1
Your Psychological Profile
8
3
Understanding Investment Risk
11
1
Budgeting
12
2
Tax Planning
14
4
What Is a Stock?
18
20
Types of Business Organizations
19
2
Capitalization of Corporations
21
2
The Process of Going Public
23
3
How Do You Go about Investing?
26
5
Reading Stock Tables in the Financial News
31
7
There's More Than One Way to Invest
38
29
Corporate Bonds
38
8
Reading Corporate Bond Tables in the Financial News
46
3
U.S. Government-Issued Securities
49
2
Municipal Bonds
51
2
U.S. Government-Sponsored Securities
53
2
Mortgage-Backed Securities
55
3
Options and Other Derivatives
58
2
Commodities/Futures
60
2
Savings Accounts
62
1
Insurance
63
1
Real Estate
63
1
Collectibles
64
1
Precious Metals
65
2
Mutual Funds
67
17
Selecting a Mutual Fund
67
7
Which Funds Are Best for You
74
1
Reading Mutual Fund Tables
74
6
Pros and Cons
80
1
Index Funds
81
3
There's More Than One Market
84
14
Wall Street---Where it All Began
84
1
The New York Stock Exchange
85
5
The American Stock Exchange
90
1
Regional Stock Exchanges
91
1
The Over-the-Counter Market
91
3
The Chicago Board Options Exchange
94
1
Futures Exchanges
95
3
Implementing Your Investment Goals
98
19
Investment Objectives
99
2
The Risk/Reward Ratio
101
1
Leverage
102
6
Market Averages
108
2
What Causes Market Movements?
110
2
Choosing Your Investments
112
5
The Brokerage Firm and You
117
17
What the Brokerage Firm Does for the Investor
117
3
What the Stockbroker Does for You
120
2
Full-Service and Discount Firms
122
6
Your Relationship with Your Account Executive
128
6
Opening an Account
134
19
Choosing a Brokerage Firm
134
2
Choosing an Account Executive
136
3
Types of Accounts
139
14
The Mechanics of Trading
153
9
How an Order Is Executed
153
2
Units of Trading
155
1
Types of Orders
155
1
Special Instructions
156
1
Selling Short
156
1
Dividends
157
2
Accrued Interest
159
1
Your Monthly Statement
159
3
Fundamental Analysis
162
30
Defining a ``Sound Investment''
162
2
Fundamental vs. Technical Analysis
164
1
The Basics
165
15
Value vs. Growth
180
3
Ownership: The Missing Link
183
7
Conclusion
190
2
Technical Analysis
192
31
Basic Concepts of Technical Trading
192
2
Bar Charts
194
1
Trade and Trend Lines
194
4
Channel Lines
198
2
Retracement
200
1
Price Gaps
201
2
Island Reversal
203
1
Resistance and Support
203
2
Price Patterns
205
5
Blowoffs and Selling Climaxes
210
1
Moving Averages
211
1
Oscillators
211
2
Point-and-Figure Charts
213
1
Box Size
213
4
The Horizontal Count
217
1
Point-and-Figure Price Patterns
217
1
Using Long-Term Charts
217
1
Confirmation and Divergence
217
2
Sentiment Indicators
219
2
Conclusion
221
2
Your Rights As an Investor
223
18
Shareholder Rights
224
5
Protecting Yourself Against Fraud
229
3
Preventing and Correcting Errors
232
3
Where to Turn for Help
235
1
How to Recover Your Money
236
4
Final Comments
240
1
Computers and the Internet
241
10
Computer Efficiency
242
1
The Internet as an Investment Tool
243
1
Trading on the Internet
244
1
Internet Stocks as Investments
245
3
Day Trading
248
3
Glossary
251
26
Appendix 1 Recommended Reading
277
2
Appendix 2 Sources for Additional Information on Brokerage Firms
279
4
Appendix 3 Recommended Websites
283
6
Index
289