The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar’s Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the Market

The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing provides the kind of savvy financial guidance only a company like Morningstar could offer. Based on the philosophy that “investing should be fun, but not a game,” this comprehensive guide will put even the most cautious investors back on the right track by helping them pick the right stocks, find great companies, and understand the driving forces behind different industries–without paying too much for their investments.

Written by Morningstar’s Director of Stock Analysis, Pat Dorsey, The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing includes unparalleled stock research and investment strategies covering a wide range of stock-related topics. Investors will profit from such tips as:

• How to dig into a financial statement and find hidden gold . . . and deception
• How to find great companies that will create shareholder wealth
• How to analyze every corner of the market, from banks to health care

Informative and highly accessible, The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing should be required reading for anyone looking for the right investment opportunities in today’s ever-changing market.

Contents:

• The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing
• Seven Mistakes to Avoid
• Economic Moats
• The Language of Investing
• Financial Statements Explained
• Analyzing a Company—The Basics
• Analyzing a Company—Management
• Avoiding Financial Fakery
• Valuation—The Basics
• Valuation—Intrinsic Value
• Putting It All Together
• The 10-Minute Test
• A Guided Tour of the Market
• Health Care
• Consumer Services
• Business Services
• Banks
• Asset Management and Insurance
• Software
• Hardware
• Media
• Telecom
• Consumer Goods
• Industrial Materials
• Energy
• Utilities

The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar's Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the Market By Pat Dorsey pdf