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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Book 1: Entering the World of Investing
Chapter 1: Exploring Your Investment Choices
Getting Started with Investing
Building Wealth with Ownership Investments
Generating Income from Lending Investments
Considering Cash Equivalents
Steering Clear of Futures and Options
Counting Out Collectibles
Chapter 2: Weighing Risks and Returns
Evaluating Risks
Analysing Returns
Considering Your Goals
Chapter 3: Getting Your Financial House in Order
Establishing an Emergency Reserve
Evaluating Your Debts
Establishing Your Financial Goals
Funding Your Registered Retirement Savings Plan
Taming Your Taxes in Non-Retirement Accounts
Choosing the Right Investment Mix
Treading Carefully When Investing for University or College
Protecting Your Assets
Book 2: Investing in Stocks
Chapter 1: Gathering Information
Looking to Stock Exchanges for Answers
Grasping the Basics of Accounting and Economics
Staying on Top of Financial News
Reading and Understanding Stock Tables
Using News about Dividends
Evaluating or Ignoring Investment Tips
Chapter 2: Going for Brokers
Defining the Broker’s Role
Distinguishing between Full-Service and Discount Brokers
Choosing a Broker
Discovering Various Types of Brokerage Accounts
Judging Brokers’ Recommendations
Robo-advisors and Fintech
Checking Out Canadian Robo-advisors
Chapter 3: Investing for Long-Term Growth
Becoming a Value-Oriented Growth Investor
Surveying Handy Growth Stock Tips
Exploring Small Caps and Speculative Stocks
Chapter 4: Investing for Income
Understanding Income Stocks Basics
Analysing Income Stocks
Exploring Some Typical Income Stocks
Chapter 5: Using Accounting Basics to Choose Winning Stocks
Recognizing Value When You See It
Accounting for Value
Book 3: Investing in Mutual Funds
Chapter 1: What Is a Mutual Fund?
Beginning with Mutual Fund Basics
The Nitty-Gritty: How a Fund Makes You Money
Checking Out Types of Funds
Discovering Where to Buy Funds
Chapter 2: Buying and Selling Mutual Funds
A Few Reasons to Buy Funds
The Perils and Pitfalls of Funds
Load versus No-Load: The Great Divide
Chapter 3: Paperwork and Your Rights
Signing Up
Prospectuses: Not Always Your Friend
Introducing the Management Report of Fund Performance
Surveying Your Account Statement
Annual and Semi-Annual Financial Statements (or Annual Reports)
Chapter 4: Investing in Canadian Exchange-Traded Funds
Comparing Exchange-Traded Funds and Mutual Funds
Choosing an Exchange-Traded Fund
Taking Note of Indexes
Chapter 5: Beyond Mutual Funds
The Good Old GIC: You Know Where You Sleep
Bonds and Strip Bonds
Stocks: Thrills, Spills, and Twisted Wreckage
Income Trusts: No Longer the Taxpayer’s Best Friend
Managed Products: A Fee Circus
Book 4: Investing in Precious Metals
Chapter 1: Beginning with the Benefits and Risks of Metals
Protecting Your Portfolio Against Inflation
Seeing Benefits for Investors
Checking Out Benefits for Traders and Speculators
Recognizing the Risks of Precious Metals
Chapter 2: Going for the Gold
Gold: The Ancient Metal of Kings
Reviewing Recent Trends in Gold
Securing a Safe Haven from the Coming Storm
Checking Out the Gold Market
Meeting a Few Gold Bugs
Digging into Other Gold Investing Resources
Chapter 3: Discovering the Secret of Silver
Understanding the Hybrid Potentials of Silver
Researching Silver
Owning Silver
Focusing on Silver’s Compelling Future
Looking at the Legends of Silver
Book 5: Day Trading
Chapter 1: Waking Up to Day Trading
It’s All in a Day’s Work
Committing to Trading as a Business
Working with a Small Number of Assets
A Few Personality Traits of Successful Day Traders
What Day Trading Is Not
Chapter 2: Making a Day Trade of It
Planning Your Trading Business
Planning Your Trades
Closing Out Your Position
Maxims and Clichés That Guide and Mislead Traders
Chapter 3: Signing Up for Asset Classes
What Makes a Good Day Trading Asset?
Securities and How They Trade
Cash and Currency
Commodities and How They Trade
Derivatives and How They Trade
Chapter 4: Investing, Trading, and Gambling
Understanding Risk and Return
Defining Investing
Talking about Trading
Getting a Grip on Gambling
Managing the Risks of Day Trading
Chapter 5: Understanding Regulations
How Regulations Created Day Trading
Who Regulates What?
Brokerage Basics for Firm and Customer
Hot Tips and Insider Trading
Taking on Partners
Book 6: Cryptocurrency Investing
Chapter 1: What Is a Cryptocurrency?
Beginning with the Basics of Cryptocurrencies
Gearing Up to Make Transactions
Making a Plan Before You Jump In
Chapter 2: Why Invest in Cryptocurrencies?
Diversifying from Traditional Investments
Gaining Capital Appreciation
Increasing Income Potential
Fueling Ideological Empowerment
Chapter 3: Recognizing the Risks of Cryptocurrencies
Reviewing Cryptocurrency Returns
Risk: Flipping the Other Side of the Coin
Glimpsing Cryptocurrencies’ Reward versus Risk
Digging into Different Kinds of Risk
Exploring Risk Management Methods
Chapter 4: How Cryptocurrencies Work
Explaining Basic Terms in the Cryptocurrency Process
Cruising through Other Important Crypto Concepts
Stick a Fork in It: Digging into Cryptocurrency Forks
Book 7: Investing in Real Estate
Chapter 1: Thinking about Real Estate
Investigating Real Estate Investing
Figuring Out Whether You’re Right for Real Estate Investing
Getting into Real Estate Investing
Fitting Real Estate into a Financial Plan
Chapter 2: Exploring Real Estate Investments
Homing In on Residential Properties
Securing Commercial and Industrial Properties
Weighing Condos as an Investment
Dreaming of Recreational Properties
Developing a Taste for Raw Land
Howdy, Partners: Buying into Syndicates
Researching Real Estate Investment Trusts
Chapter 3: Establishing Your Investment Strategy
Studying Market Cycles
Knowing the Market, Knowing Yourself
Selecting an Investment Type
Selecting Advisers
Chapter 4: Pulling Together the Cash: Assessing Your Resources
Assessing Your Financial Situation
Identifying Resources
Working with Professional Financial Partners
Optimizing Saving Strategies and Leverage
Chapter 5: Scouting Properties: Where to Look and What to Look For
Assessing Current Market Cycles
X Marks the Spot: Identifying a Target Market
Selecting a Property
Identifying the Types of Land Ownership
Knowing That a Property’s Right for You
Checking Out Even More Resources for Property Information
Index
About the Authors
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End User License Agreement
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