Winning the Loser's Game Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing

The bestselling stock-investing guide_revised and updated to improve your performance in todayÕs world of long-term investing and short- term trading

ThereÕs never been a better time to get into stocks. New technologies provide tools and equipment for novices that previous generations of investors and traders didnÕt even dream of.

The go-to guide for beginners, Understanding Stocks, provides everything you need to start out strong. From opening an account to evaluating stocks to making trades, it covers all the fundamentals_market language, players, rules, strategies, and environment_and helps you build a solid portfolio by developing the right balance between risk and reward. This updated third edition includes brand-new chapters on:

Risk management
Identifying winning stocks
Testing your trading strategy
Bitcoin and alternative investments
Ways to read the market quickly and accurately
Technical and fundamental analysis
Short-term trading and long-term investing
In addition, this comprehensive resource brings you fully up to date on pattern day trading rules and zero commissions; strategies for both bull and bear markets; the influence of computer algorithms; and preparing for the market open.
You donÕt need a fortune to make a fortune. With Understanding Stocks you have everything you need to succeed as an investor or trader.

Michael Sincere is the author of many popular investing and trading books. He routinely provides his insight into the stock market. Sincere has worked as an adjunct professor at two universities, and he writes for several major corporations and brokerage firms. He also writes a column for MarketWatch, ÒMichael SincereÕs Long-Term Trader.Ó