How to buy, what to hold, and when to sell - this is the guide to getting started in stocks and managing your portfolio! Want to become a more accomplished investor? "All About Stocks" is packed with the practical, hands-on guidance you need to choose your investments wisely, minimize your risk, and enter today's market with confidence - no matter your level of experience.Providing concise, clear answers to your most pressing stock-market questions, this thoroughly revised edition has been updated to address such timely issues as the role of exchange- traded funds, global investing, risk-adjusted returns, and the most effective ways to conduct online research and trading. "All About Stocks" explains in easy-to-understand language: what stocks are, and why you should own them; how to use the Internet to develop buying and selling strategies; how fundamental and technical analysis can help you find undervalued stocks; what mutual funds are, how they work, and which are right for you; how stocks fit within the asset allocation framework; simple strategies for assembling a high-growth, low-risk, diversified portfolio; and, trades to increase your safety during turbulent markets.