Contiene: I. Stock returns: past, present, and future: 1. The case for equity historical facts and media fiction.- 2. The great financial crisis of 2008.- 3. The markets, the economy, and government policy in the wake of the crisis.- 4. The entitlement crisis will the age wave drown the stock market?.-- II. The verdict of history: 5. Stock and bond returns since.- 6. Risk, return, and portfolio allocation why stocks are less risky than bonds in the long run.- 7. Stock indexes proxies for the market.- 8. The S and P 500 index.- 9. The impact of taxes on stock and bond returns.- 10. Sources of shareholder value earnings and dividends.- 11. Yardsticks to value the stock market.- 12. Outperforming the market.- 13. Global investing.-- III. How the economic environment impacts stocks.- 14. Gold, monetary policy, and inflation.- 15. Stocks and the business cycle.- 16. When world events impact financial markets.- 17. Stocks, bonds, and the flow of economic data.-- IV. Stock fluctuations in the short run: 18. Exchange-traded funds, stock index futures, and options.- 19. Market volatility.- 20. technical analysis and investing with the trend.- 21. Calendar anomalies.- 22. Behavioral finance and the psychology of investing.-- V. Building wealth through stocks: 23. Fund performance, indexing, and beating the market.- 24. Structuring a portfolio for long-term growth.