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Version: $Id: part01,v 1.62 2005/01/05 12:40:47 lott Exp lott $ Compiler: Christopher Lott See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge This is the table of contents for the plain-text version of The Investment FAQ, and is the first part of a 20-part posting. Please visit The Investment FAQ web site for the latest version: http://invest-faq.com/ The Investment FAQ is a collection of articles about investments and personal finance, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, discount brokers, information sources, life insurance, etc. Although the FAQ is more of a reference than a tutorial, if you pick your articles carefully, the FAQ can serve as a comprehensive, unbiased introduction to investing. Terms of Use The following terms and conditions apply to the plain-text version of The Investment FAQ that is posted regularly to various newsgroups. Different terms and conditions apply to documents on The Investment FAQ web site. 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Please send comments and new submissions to the compiler. --------------------Check http://invest-faq.com/ for updates------------------ TABLE OF CONTENTS Advice - Beginning Investors part 2 Advice - Buying a Car at a Reasonable Price part 2 Advice - Errors in Investing part 2 Advice - Using a Full-Service Broker part 2 Advice - Mutual-Fund Expenses part 2 Advice - One-Line Wisdom part 2 Advice - Paying for Investment Advice part 2 Advice - Researching a Company part 2 Advice - Target Stock Prices part 2 Analysis - Amortization Tables part 2 Analysis - Annual Reports part 2 Analysis - Beta and Alpha part 2 Analysis - Book-to-Bill Ratio part 2 Analysis - Book Value part 2 Analysis - Computing Compound Return part 2 Analysis - Future and Present Value of Money part 2 Analysis - Goodwill part 2 Analysis - Internal Rate of Return (IRR) part 3 Analysis - Paying Debts Early versus Making Investments part 3 Analysis - Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio part 3 Analysis - Percentage Rates part 3 Analysis - Risks of Investments part 3 Analysis - Return on Equity versus Return on Capital part 3 Analysis - Rule of 72 part 3 Analysis - Same-Store Sales part 3 Bonds - Basics part 3 Bonds - Amortizing Premium part 3 Bonds - Duration Measure part 3 Bonds - Moody Bond Ratings part 3 Bonds - Municipal Bond Terminology part 4 Bonds - Relationship of Price and Interest Rate part 4 Bonds - Tranches part 4 Bonds - Treasury Debt Instruments part 4 Bonds - Treasury Direct part 4 Bonds - U.S. Savings Bonds part 4 Bonds - U.S. Savings Bonds for Education part 4 Bonds - Value of U.S. Treasury Bills part 4 Bonds - Zero-Coupon part 4 CDs - Basics part 4 CDs - Market Index Linked part 4 Derivatives - Basics part 4 Derivatives - Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model part 5 Derivatives - Futures part 5 Derivatives - Futures and Fair Value part 5 Derivatives - Stock Option Basics part 5 Derivatives - Stock Option Covered Calls part 5 Derivatives - Stock Option Covered Puts part 5 Derivatives - Stock Option Ordering part 5 Derivatives - Stock Option Splits part 5 Derivatives - Stock Option Symbols part 5 Derivatives - LEAPs part 5 Education Savings Plans - Section 529 Plans part 5 Education Savings Plans - Coverdell part 5 Exchanges - The American Stock Exchange part 5 Exchanges - The Chicago Board Options Exchange part 5 Exchanges - Circuit Breakers, Curbs, and Other Trading part 6 Exchanges - Contact Information part 6 Exchanges - Instinet part 6 Exchanges - Market Makers and Specialists part 6 Exchanges - The NASDAQ part 6 Exchanges - The New York Stock Exchange part 6 Exchanges - Members and Seats on AMEX part 6 Exchanges - Ticker Tape Terminology part 6 Financial Planning - Basics part 6 Financial Planning - Choosing a Financial Planner part 6 Financial Planning - Compensation and Conflicts of Interest part 6 Financial Planning - Estate Planning Checkup part 6 Information Sources - Books part 7 Information Sources - Conference Calls part 7 Information Sources - Free to All Who Ask part 7 Information Sources - Investment Associations part 7 Information Sources - Value Line part 7 Information Sources - Wall $treet Week part 7 Insurance - Annuities part 8 Insurance - Life part 8 Insurance - Viatical Settlements part 8 Insurance - Variable Universal Life (VUL) part 8 Mutual Funds - Basics part 8 Mutual Funds - Average Annual Return part 8 Mutual Funds - Buying from Brokers versus Fund Companies part 8 Mutual Funds - Distributions and Tax Implications part 9 Mutual Funds - Fees and Expenses part 9 Mutual Funds - Index Funds and Beating the Market part 9 Mutual Funds - Money-Market Funds part 9 Mutual Funds - Reading a Prospectus part 9 Mutual Funds - Redemptions part 9 Mutual Funds - Types of Funds part 9 Mutual Funds - Versus Stocks part 9 Real Estate - 12 Steps to Buying a Home part 9 Real Estate - Investment Trusts (REITs) part 9 Real Estate - Renting versus Buying a Home part 10 Regulation - Accredited Investor part 10 Regulation - Full Disclosure part 10 Regulation - Money-Supply Measures M1, M2, and M3 part 10 Regulation - Federal Reserve and Interest Rates part 10 Regulation - Margin Requirements part 10 Regulation - Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S.) part 10 Regulation - SEC Rule 144 part 10 Regulation - SEC Registered Advisory Service part 10 Regulation - SEC/NASDAQ Settlement part 10 Regulation - Series of Examinations/Registrations part 10 Regulation - SIPC, or How to Survive a Bankrupt Broker part 10 Retirement Plans - 401(k) part 11 Retirement Plans - 401(k) for Self-Employed People part 11 Retirement Plans - 403(b) part 11 Retirement Plans - 457(b) part 11 Retirement Plans - Co-mingling funds in IRA accounts part 11 Retirement Plans - Keogh part 11 Retirement Plans - Roth IRA part 11 Retirement Plans - SEP IRA part 11 Retirement Plans - Traditional IRA part 12 Software - Archive of Free Investment-Related Programs part 12 Software - Portfolio Tracking and Technical Analysis part 12 Stocks - Basics part 12 Stocks - American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) part 12 Stocks - Cyclicals part 12 Stocks - Dividends part 12 Stocks - Dramatic Price Changes part 12 Stocks - Holding Company Depositary Recepits (HOLDRs) part 12 Stocks - Income and Royalty Trusts part 12 Stocks - Types of Indexes part 12 Stocks - The Dow Jones Industrial Average part 13 Stocks - Other Indexes part 13 Stocks - Market Volatility Index (VIX) part 13 Stocks - Investor Rights Movement part 13 Stocks - Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) part 13 Stocks - Mergers part 13 Stocks - Market Capitalization part 13 Stocks - Outstanding Shares and Float part 13 Stocks - Preferred Shares part 13 Stocks - Price Basis part 13 Stocks - Price Tables in Newspapers part 13 Stocks - Price Data part 13 Stocks - Replacing Lost Certificates part 13 Stocks - Repurchasing by Companies part 14 Stocks - Researching the Value of Old Certificates part 14 Stocks - Reverse Mergers part 14 Stocks - Shareholder Rights Plan part 14 Stocks - Splits part 14 Stocks - Tracking Stock part 14 Stocks - Exchange-Traded Funds and Unit Investment Trusts part 14 Stocks - Warrants part 14 Strategy - Dogs of the Dow part 14 Strategy - Dollar Cost and Value Averaging part 14 Strategy - Hedging part 14 Strategy - Buying on Margin part 14 Strategy - Writing Put Options To Acquire Stock part 14 Strategy - Socially Responsible Investing part 14 Strategy - When to Buy/Sell Stocks part 14 Strategy - Survey of Stock Investment Strategies part 15 Strategy - Value and Growth part 15 Tax Code - Backup Withholding part 15 Tax Code - Capital Gains Cost Basis part 15 Tax Code - Capital Gains Computation part 15 Tax Code - Capital Gains Tax Rates part 15 Tax Code - Cashless Option Exercise part 15 Tax Code - Deductions for Investors part 15 Tax Code - Estate and Gift Tax part 15 Tax Code - Gifts of Stock part 15 Tax Code - Non-Resident Aliens and US Holdings part 16 Tax Code - Reporting Option Trades part 16 Tax Code - Short Sales Treatment part 16 Tax Code - Tax Swaps part 16 Tax Code - Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) part 16 Tax Code - Wash Sale Rule part 16 Technical Analysis - Basics part 16 Technical Analysis - Bollinger Bands part 16 Technical Analysis - Black-Scholes Model part 16 Technical Analysis - Commodity Channel Index part 16 Technical Analysis - Charting Services part 16 Technical Analysis - Data Sources part 16 Technical Analysis - Elliott Wave Theory part 16 Technical Analysis - Information Sources part 17 Technical Analysis - MACD part 17 Technical Analysis - McClellan Oscillator and Summation Index part 17 Technical Analysis - On Balance Volume part 17 Technical Analysis - Relative Strength Indicator part 17 Technical Analysis - Stochastics part 17 Trading - Basics part 17 Trading - After Hours part 17 Trading - Bid, Offer, and Spread part 17 Trading - Brokerage Account Types part 17 Trading - Discount Brokers part 17 Trading - Direct Investing and DRIPs part 18 Trading - Electronically and via the Internet part 18 Trading - Free Ride Rules part 18 Trading - By Insiders part 18 Trading - Introducing Broker part 18 Trading - Jargon and Terminology part 18 Trading - NASD Public Disclosure Hotline part 18 Trading - Buy and Sell Stock Without a Broker part 18 Trading - Non-Resident Aliens and US Exchanges part 18 Trading - Off Exchange part 18 Trading - Opening Prices part 18 Trading - Order Routing and Payment for Order Flow part 19 Trading - Day, GTC, Limit, and Stop-Loss Orders part 19 Trading - Pink Sheet Stocks part 19 Trading - Price Improvement part 19 Trading - Process Date part 19 Trading - Round Lots of Shares part 19 Trading - Security Identification Systems part 19 Trading - Shorting Stocks part 19 Trading - Shorting Against the Box part 19 Trading - Size of the Market part 19 Trading - Tick, Up Tick, and Down Tick part 19 Trading - Transferring an Account part 19 Trading - Can You Trust The Tape? part 20 Trading - Selling Worthless Shares part 20 Trivia - Bull and Bear Lore part 20 Trivia - Presidential Portraits on U.S. Notes part 20 Trivia - Getting Rich Quickly part 20 Trivia - One-Letter Ticker Symbols on NYSE part 20 Trivia - Stock Prices in Sixteenths part 20 Warning - Wade Cook part 20 Warning - Charles Givens part 20 Warning - Dave Rhodes and Other Chain Letters part 20 Warning - Ken Roberts part 20 Warning - Selling Unregistered Securities part 20 --------------------Check http://invest-faq.com/ for updates------------------ Compiler's Acknowledgements: My sincere thanks to the many contributors for their efforts. 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