Forbes Guide to the Markets: Becoming a Savvy Investor Book

	Acknowledgments
	Note to the Reader
	Introduction: Becoming a Savvy Investor
Sect. I	Establishing a Frame of Reference	1
Ch. 1	From "Dumb" Barter to Intelligent Agents	3
Ch. 2	Point-Counterpoint	11
Ch. 3	Confronting Information Overload	15
Sect. II	Stocks and Equity Markets	19
Ch. 4	Varieties of Stocks	21
Ch. 5	Stock Markets	39
Ch. 6	Three Views of the Numbers	55
Ch. 7	Where to Find Information on Stocks and Financial Markets	75
Ch. 8	How to Buy and Sell Stock	87
Sect. III	Mutual Funds and Investment Companies	97
Ch. 9	A History and Overview of the Mutual Fund Business	99
Ch. 10	Advantages of Mutual Funds	105
Ch. 11	Disadvantages	109
Ch. 12	Sources of Information on Mutual Funds	117
Ch. 13	Related Instruments	123
Sect. IV	Bonds and Other Fixed-Income Securities	129
Ch. 14	Seven Characteristics of Bonds	131
Ch. 15	How the Other $12 Trillion Is Invested	137
Sect. V	Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives: Engines of Financial Innovation	155
Ch. 16	Options	157
Ch. 17	Futures	167
Ch. 18	Other Derivatives	173
Sect. VI	Summing Up Risk and Return	177
Ch. 19	How Well Are My Investments Doing?	179
Ch. 20	Coming to Grips with the Many Dimensions of Risk	193
Ch. 21	A Crescendo of Change	205
	Glossary	209
	Index	239