Cocktail Investing
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Hawkins Lenore Elle. Cocktail Investing
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Money
Savings and Debt
State of Savings in the United States
The Rules Have Changed
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Chapter 2. Getting Started
First Step: Saving
Second Step: Investing
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Chapter 3. The Economy versus the Markets
Economic Ideology
Schools of Economic Thought
Comparing Economic Theories
The Economy versus the Market
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Chapter 4. Read the Economy Like a Pro
Don't Trust the “Experts”
Vector and Velocity
Breaking It Down
Going Global
Data Corroboration
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Chapter 5. The Impact of Politics and Regulation on Investing
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Regulatory Policy
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Chapter 6. Enabling and Disruptive Technologies
The Evolution into Mobile
Data Proliferation
The App Revolution
Rules of Thumb
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Chapter 7. Profiting from Pain
Newspapers
Cybersecurity
Water
Changing Demographics
Changing Consumer Preferences
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Chapter 8. Cocktail Thematic Investing
Let's Go Online Shopping
Shifting Perspectives
Multiple Cocktail Thematics
Signposts
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Chapter 9. Designing Your Portfolio
Number of Securities
Risk Tolerance
Stocks
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Master Limited Partnership (MLP)
Funds
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Chapter 10. Choosing Your Investments
12 Questions You Need to Answer When Looking to Buy a Stock
Case Study: Starbucks Corp
Individual Stocks versus Funds
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Chapter 11. Building the Portfolio
Monitoring the Trend
Monitoring the Company
Monitoring the Stock Price
Sell or Buy More?
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Cocktail Investing Final Thoughts
Appendix: Definitions, Metrics, and Resources
Chapter 2
Chapter 9
Economic Indicators and Data Sources
About the Authors
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