The Astute Investor, Second Edition, by Eric L. Prentis

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Introduction - How to be an astute investor in the stock market is discussed.

PART I

Chapter 1: The planning horizon is selected and using a diversified vs. a concentrated portfolio is explained. 

Chapter 2: Knowing what the political-economic conditions are currently.

Chapter 3: Knowing whether the stock market is either undervalued or overvalued.

Chapter 4: Identifying which of the four stages the stock market is in currently.

Chapter 5: Trading psychology - guarding against vanity, greed, and the will to believe.

Chapter 6: How to calculate intrinsic value for a company and invest like Warren Buffett.

Chapter 7: The importance of interest rate monitoring and yield curves.

Chapter 8: Interpreting both expected and unexpected news.

Chapter 9: Being contrarian and the importance of crowd psychology.

Chapter 10: Implementing the practical ten-step method for investment success.

PART II

Chapter 11: Retirement planning through asset allocation.

Chapter 12: The Discounted Market Hypothesis is explained.

Conclusion - The Astute Investor, Second Edition, book firsts.