Value Investing For Dummies, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-470-23222-4
Paperback
388 pages
March 2008
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Introduction 1
Part I: The What and Why of Value Investing 7
Chapter 1: An Investor’s Guide to Value Investing 9
Chapter 2: How Value Investors View the Markets and Vice Versa 23
Chapter 3: The Value Investing Story 37
Part II: Fundamentals for Fundamentalists 57
Chapter 4: A Painless Course in Value Investing Math 59
Chapter 5: A Guide to Value Investing Resources 85
Chapter 6: Statements of Fact Part 1: Understanding Financial Statements 97
Chapter 7: Statements of Fact Part 2: The Balance Sheet 111
Chapter 8: Statements of Fact Part 3: Earnings and Cash Flow Statements 131
Chapter 9: Games Companies Play: Irrational Exuberance in the Financial Statements 151
Chapter 10: On Your Ratio Dial: Using Ratios to Understand Financial Statements 169
Part III: So You Wanna Buy a Business? 187
Chapter 11: Appraising a Business 189
Chapter 12: Running the Numbers: Intrinsic Value 195
Chapter 13: Running the Numbers: Strategic Financials 217
Chapter 14: Beyond the Numbers: Strategic Intangibles 239
Chapter 15: Warren’s Way 257
Chapter 16: Shopping for Value: Deciding When the Price Is Right 267
Part IV: Becoming a Value Investor 285
Chapter 17: Special Packages: Funds, REITs, and ETFs for Value Investors 287
Chapter 18: Shopping for Value: A Practical Approach 315
Part V: The Part of Tens 329
Chapter 19: Ten Signs of Value 331
Chapter 20: Ten Signs of Unvalue 337
Chapter 21: Ten Habits of Highly Successful Value Investors 343
Index 347