Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with the Essentials of Stock Investing 7 Chapter 1: Surveying the World of Stock Investing 9 Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Your Current Financial Situation and Goals 17 Chapter 3: Defi ning Common Approaches to Stock Investing 35 Chapter 4: Recognizing Risk and Volatility 45 Chapter 5: Stock Investing through Canadian Exchange-Traded Funds 63 Part II: Before You Invest 75 Chapter 6: Gathering Information 77 Chapter 7: Going for Brokers 97 Chapter 8: Investing for Long-Term Growth 109 Chapter 9: Investing for Income 123 Chapter 10: Understanding Technical Analysis for Stock Investors 137 Part III: Picking Winners 155 Chapter 11: Using Accounting Basics to Choose Winning Stocks 157 Chapter 12: Decoding Company Documents 175 Chapter 13: Emerging Sector and Industry Opportunities 189 Chapter 14: Investing with Megatrends 201 Chapter 15: The Big Economic and Political Picture 215 Part IV: Investment Strategies and Tactics 227 Chapter 16: Choosing among Investing, Trading, and Speculating 229 Chapter 17: Understanding Brokerage Orders and Trading Techniques 241 Chapter 18: Using Trade Triggers and Advanced Conditional Orders 257 Chapter 19: Getting a Handle on DPPs, DRPs, and DCA PDQ 265 Chapter 20: Corporate and Government Skullduggery: Looking at Insider Activity 275 Chapter 21: 'Cause I'm the Tax Man 287 Part V: The Part of Tens 301 Chapter 22: Ten Considerations When Your Stock Portfolio Is Down 303 Chapter 23: Ten Considerations When Your Stock Portfolio Is Up309 Chapter 24: Ten Challenges and Opportunities for Stock Investors 315 Chapter 25: Ten Great Strategies That Go Well with Stocks 321 Part VI: The Appendixes 327 Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors 329 Appendix B: Financial Ratios 343 Index 353.