The Everything Guide to Investing in Your 20s & 30s

Intro
 Introduction
 Chapter 1: Are You Ready to Become an Investor?
 Can You Afford to Invest?
 Know Your Risk Profile
 Setting Realistic Goals and Timetables
 How Much Will You Need to Get Started?
 Know Before You Invest
 The Basics of Market Analysis
 Evaluate and Adjust Your Approach
 The \"Ready to Invest\" Test
 Chapter 2: Steps to Grow Your Nest Egg
 Give Your Finances a Physical
 Artful Budgeting
 Personal Finance Software and Apps
 Develop a Progress Checklist
 Chapter 3: A Quick and Dirty Overview of the Twenty-First-Century Economy and Investment Vehicles How Economic Activity Affects EverythingInterest Rates Should Interest You
 Important Numbers and Reports to Watch
 Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
 Fundamental and Technical Market Analysis
 Technical Analysis
 Chapter 4: A Close Look at Stocks
 The Exchanges
 Who Polices the Store?
 What Stocks Really Are
 Stock Indexes
 Types of Stocks
 Sizing Up Individual Stocks
 Important Market Sectors
 Penny Stocks
 Chapter 5: Choosing Stocks to Buy
 Five Points That Make a Great Company
 Buy What You Know and Know What You Buy
 Know Where You Are in the Market Cycle Technical Analysis: The Art of Reading Price ChartsChapter 6: Buying Stocks and Monitoring Progress
 Investment Clubs
 Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs)
 Who Will Do the Investing?
 Your Buy List
 Executing Stock Trades
 Managing Your Money
 The Buyer\'s Checklist
 Chapter 7: Bonds: The Glue That Holds Financial Markets Together
 What Is a Bond?
 What Makes Bonds Risky?
 Corporate Credit Check: Know the Bond Ratings
 Prices and Yields
 Buying and Selling Bonds
 Chapter 8: Types of Bonds
 Categories of Bonds
 US Treasury Securities
 Municipal Bonds
 Corporate Bonds
 Bond Calls Zero-Coupon BondsHigh-Yield Bonds
 Mortgage-Backed Securities
 The Bond Investor Checklist
 Chapter 9: The Mutual Fund: The Beginner\'s Best Friend
 What Is a Mutual Fund?
 Why Mutual Fund Investing Is a Good Thing for Investors
 Is It All about the Fund Manager?
 Mutual Fund Families
 Expenses, Loads, and Other Fees
 Making Sense of Fund Reports
 Different Approaches to Mutual Fund Investing
 Dollar Cost Averaging: Buying During Good and Bad Times
 Chapter 10: The Large Universe of Mutual Funds
 Index Funds
 Growth Funds versus Income Funds
 Value Funds
 Considering Sector Funds Balanced Funds and Built-In Asset AllocationInternational and Global Funds
 Small-Cap, Mid-Cap, and Large-Cap Funds
 Bond Funds
 Mutual Fund Investing Checklist
 Chapter 11: Combining Funds for Performance
 Your Risk Tolerance
 Diversification Is Your Friend
 Considering Your Choices
 Parsing Past Performance
 Six Fund Investment Strategies
 Tracking Your Funds\' Performance
 When to Sell
 The Fund Monitoring Checklist
 Chapter 12: Exchange-Traded Funds
 What Are ETFs?
 ETFs versus Mutual Funds
 What Kinds of Investments Can You Make Through ETFs?