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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.
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The following terms and conditions apply to the plain-text version of
The Investment FAQ that is posted regularly to various newsgroups.
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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
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Compiler's Acknowledgements:
My sincere thanks to the many contributors for their efforts. 
Compilation Copyright (c) 2005 by Christopher Lott.