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How the Stock Market Works

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Discover the opportunities and risks of stock investing with a course that explains why stocks rise and fall, and how you can invest without losing sleep.

Syllabus

  • 01: Is Investing in Your Blood?
  • 02: Understanding Fundamental Securities
  • 03: What Is the Stock Market?
  • 04: Historical Returns and Volatility
  • 05: Risk, Expected Return, and Diversification
  • 06: What Determines How Much You'll Make
  • 07: The Efficient Market Hypothesis
  • 08: Choosing a Brokerage Firm
  • 09: Trading and Investing Basics
  • 10: Trading Strategies and Common Mistakes
  • 11: The Language of Financial Reporting
  • 12: Corporate Analysis and Valuation
  • 13: Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
  • 14: Minimizing Transaction Costs and Taxes
  • 15: Tax Shelters-Roths, IRAs, and 401(k) Plans
  • 16: Making Sense of IPOs
  • 17: The Stock Market and the Macro Economy
  • 18: Investing with Confidence
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Ramon P. DeGennaro

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