Foreword xi Introduction xiii Acknowledgments xv PART I Be An Owner, Not an Employee 1 Chapter 1 To Market to Market, to Buy a . What? 3 So What Exactly Is the Stock Market? 3 Buy a Stock and Become a Restaurateur 7 Look to the Indexes for the Market Scoop 10 Wrap-Up 16 Chapter 2 The Lamborghini Murciélago LP6 40 Roadster: A Lifetime of Dividends 19 The Derivation of Dividend 21 Dissecting a Dividend's Date 23 Rev the Engine with Some Ratios 25 Drive through the Financials 25 It's All About the Little Things 26 Get To Know a DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Program) 28 What's a DRIP? 28 Of Course, the Company Benefits, Too 30 So How Do You Find a DRIP? 31 DRIP Downers 32 Wrap-Up 33 Chapter 3 Bond, James Bond 35 Bond with the Family 36 The Mature Bond 37 A Bond's Yield 38 Wrap-Up 39 Chapter 4 Mutual Funds and ETFs: For Folks on the Go 41 Mutual Funds: Funds for Kegs 41 Mixing in Exchange-Traded Funds 53 Wrap-Up 59 PART II Look under the Hood 61 Chapter 5 Navigating the Financial Statement: Your "Just Get to the Good Stuff" Guide 63 Find the Financials (Hint: They're in the Annual Report) 64 Where to Begin 66 Wrap-Up 68 Chapter 6 Auditing Your Potential Investment 69 Open the Company Checkbook: The Balance Sheet 69 Check the Company Report Card: The Income Statement 77 Wrap-Up 85 Chapter 7 Cash Is the Real Deal. Earnings Reports Are Not. 87 Find Your Two Dollars on the Cash Flow Statement 87 Earnings Release: The Ultimate Optimist 93 Wrap-Up 99 Chapter 8 Breakfast with the Federal Reserve: Getting the Economic Porridge "Just Right" 101 Where Did the Fed Come from and Why Do We Need It? 102 Inflation: Bad for the Porridge and the Economy 103 Recession: Bad for Your Hairline and the Economy 104 How the Fed Keeps the Porridge "Just Right" 106 Adjusting Interest Rates: The Long, Slow Simmer 108 Testing the Porridge 113 Wrap-Up 115 PART III Decisions, Decisions 117 Chapter 9 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?: Growth, Value, and Momentum Stocks 119 Growth Stocks: Hidden Gems 120 Value Stocks: Till Death Do Us Part 122 Momentum Stocks: One Night Stands 123 Wrap-Up 125 Chapter 10 Evaluating Cars and Stocks 127 Price-to-Earnings Ratio 127 Price-to-Book Ratio 130 Growth Rate 132 Knowing What's Important: A Case-by-Case Decision 135 Hard to Get Good Help 136 Wrap-Up 136 Chapter 11 The Ins and Outs of IPOs 139 Pop Goes the IPO 140 A Beneficial Blow 143 Knowing When to Make the Move from Public to Private 146 Take That IPO on the Road 147 Sorting through the S-1 149 Getting a Ticket to the Hottest Party in Town 152 Leave the Stock, Take the Fund 156 Wrap-Up 157 Chapter 12 Options and Futures 159 An Introduction to Options 159 Check the Expiration Date: Options Expiration Week 165 Use the Futures Market to Foresee Market 167 Wrap-Up 172 Chapter 13 Bringing It All Together 175 1. Be Specific about Your Goals 176 2. Spread the Risk Around 176 3. Don't Marry Your Holdings 179 4. Do Your Homework 181 5.

Don't Forget to Pay Uncle Sam 184 Wrap-Up 186 Appendix 189 About the Author 193 Index 195.