The Verdict of History. Stock and Bond Returns Since 1802. Risk, Return and the Coming Age Wave. Perspectives on Stocks as Investments. Stock Returns. Stocks, Stock Averages, and the Dow Strategy. Dividends, Earnings, and Investor Sentiment. Large Stocks, Small Stocks, Value Stocks, Growth Stocks. The Nitty Fifty Revisited. Taxes and Stock Returns. Global Investing. Economic Environment of Investing. Money, Gold, and Central Banks. Inflation and Stocks. Stocks and the Business Cycle. World Events Which Impact Financial Markets. Stocks, Bonds and the Flow of Economic Data. Stock Fluctuations in the Short Run. Stock Index Futures, Options and Spiders. Market Volatility and the Stock Crash of October 1987. Technical Analysis and Investing With the Trend. Calendar Anomalies. Buidling Wealth Through Stocks. Funds, Managers, and Beating the Market. Structuring a Portfolio for Long-Term Growth.