Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis
The Getting Started In Series
1. Edition May 2006
240 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Most moderate and conservative investors rely on fundamental analysis to identify potential investments. But since accounting is essential to understanding this approach, some investors tend to shy away from it. Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis offers a fresh look at the basics and provides readers the means for identifying viable investments based on financial information. The approach taken in this book includes the traditional financial tests; it then goes beyond those tests to provide realistic assessments of financial information. This vital primer includes an explanation of flaws often found in the accounting industry and audited statements, sources for online financial information, confirmation tests everyone can use, and an explanation of fraud and the need to make core earnings adjustments.
An accessible introduction to FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
GETTING STARTED IN FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
If you've picked up this book, you probably recognize the value of fundamental analysis, but aren't sure that you can master it. With Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis as your guide, you'll quickly become familiar with the key concepts of this discipline and learn how to put them into action in the real world.
Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis contains important insights that can help you manage risk and make more informed investment decisions. Each chapter is filled with a variety of relevant illustrations, examples, and definitions that bring important concepts to life. Written in a non-technical format that's easy to follow, Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis provides valuable coverage of:
* The audited statement
* Finding financial information online
* The process of confirmation
* Balance sheet and income statement ratios
* The P/E ratio and how to use it
* How the combination of fundamental analysis with technical methods creates a powerful strategy
Straightforward and accessible, Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis is not just an introduction to a range of analytical tools collectively called fundamental analysis. It's designed to help you put those tools to work in identifying risk levels, making valid and reliable comparisons, and picking stocks for your portfolio. It is this activity--deciding which stocks to buy, how long to hold them, and when to sell--that lies at the center of a successful and profitable investment program.
Chapter 1. Financial Statements and What They Reveal.
Chapter 2. Basic Stock Market Theories.
Chapter 3. The Audited Statement - Flawed but Useful.
Chapter 4. Finding Financial Information Online: Step-by-Step Explanations.
Chapter 5. How Accurate Are the Numbers?
Chapter 6. Confirmation: The Trend of the Trends.
Chapter 7. Balance Sheet Ratios - Making the Analysis.
Chapter 8. Income Statement Ratios - Tracking the Profits.
Chapter 9. The Popular P/E Ratio and How to Use It.
Chapter 10. Fundamental Analysis Along with the Technical Side.
Chapter 11. Indicators Beyond the Statements.
Glossary.
Index .
