"The stock-investing classic Updated to help you win in today's chaotic global economy"--

Part I.

Verdict of history --

1.

The case for equity: historical facts and media fiction --

2.

Asset returns since 1802 --

3.

Risk, return, and portfolio allocation: why stocks are less risky than bonds in the long run --

4.

Global investing: disappointment and promise --

Part II.

Stock returns: measurement and valuation --

5.

Stock indexes: proxies for the market --

6.

The S&P 500 Index: more than one-half century of US corporate history --

7.

Sources of shareholder value: earnings and dividends --

8.

Interest rates and stock prices --

9.

Inflation and stock prices --

10.

Yardsticks to value the stock market --

Part III.

Market efficiency and value versus growth --

11.

Which stocks for the long run? --

12.

Is value investing dead? --

13.

Market efficiency or noisy markets? --

14.

The "Factor Zoo": size, value, momentum, and more --

Part IV.

Styles, trends, and the calendar --

15.

ESG investing --

16.

Technical analysis and investing with the trend --

17.

Calendar anomalies --

Part V.

The economic environment for stocks --

18.

Money, gold, bitcoin, and the Fed --

19.

Stocks and the business cycle --

20.

When world events impact financial markets --

21.

Stocks, bonds, and the flow of economic data --

Part VI.

Market crises and stock volatility --

22.

Market volatility --

23.

The Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009 --

24.

Covid-19 Pandemic --

Part VII.

Building wealth through stocks --

25.

How psychology can thwart investment goals --

26.

Exchange-traded funds, stock index futures, and options --

27.

Fund performance, indexing, and investor returns --

28.

Structuring a portfolio for long-term growth