Explains how to develop an advanced investment plan for taking advantage of wealth-building opportunities, describing the intricacies of exchange-traded funds, small-cap stocks, options, combination strategies, and the tools of technical analysis Learn to: Up your game with proven strategies and techniques Increase profits and minimize risks Avoid the pitfalls of stock speculating Time your market entry and exit points Uncover opportunities in "hidden" niches Build a profitable portfolio with high-level investing Do you have some basic investment knowledge? Wonder how you can take your portfolio to the next level? High-level investing can be a bit scary, unless you have this book to guide you. It walks you around the pitfalls, shows you proven strategies for maximizing profits and minimizing risks, and helps you sniff out hidden opportunities. Knowledge is power -- review the important details of careful stock investing, understand risk, and explore the important relationships between the stock market and other investment markets Learn what to look for -- find out how to pick winners in small-cap stocks and what to consider when looking at exchange-traded funds Master the options -- learn how options work, all about puts and calls, and how to use combination strategies for bulls and bears Study the greats -- discover the tactics of some notably successful investors and learn from the strategies of masters like Warren Buffett Take a long-range view -- understand the importance of "big picture" thinking, and find out how to evaluate future trends based on past experiences Open the book and find: How to assess risk and volatility All about brokerage tools and tactics Strategies for leveraging exchange-traded funds What you must know about shorting stocks How to use neutral option combinations The difference between investing and speculating Technical and fundamental analysis tips Ten traits of successful investors Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with High Level Investing 5 Chapter 1: Taking Stock before You Invest at a Higher Level 7 Chapter 2: Assessing Risk and Volatility 15 Chapter 3: Surveying Diversification and Allocation Strategies 29 Chapter 4: Finding Value and Income 43 Chapter 5: Breaking Down Brokerage Tools and Tactics 61 Chapter 6: Intermarket Analysis 79 Part II: Choosing High Potential Stocks and Exchange Traded Funds 95 Chapter 7: Small Cap Stocks 97 Chapter 8: Shorting Stocks 111 Chapter 9: Exchange Traded Funds for Big Up Moves 125 Chapter 10: Exchange-Traded Funds for Big Down Moves 143 Part III: All about Options 153 Chapter 11: Introducing Options 155 Chapter 12: Call Options 175 Chapter 13: Put Options 183 Chapter 14: Bullish Combination Strategies 191 Chapter 15: Bearish Combination Strategies 201 Chapter 16: Neutral Combination Strategies 211 Part IV: Strategies from the Greats 223 Chapter 17: Legendary Investing Strategies 225 Chapter 18: High Octane Speculating 235 Chapter 19: Big Picture, Big Profits 245 Chapter 20: Corporate and Political Skullduggery 263 Chapter 21: Technical Analysis 273 Part V: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Minimize Losses 297 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Maximize Gains 305 Chapter 24: Ten Traits of Successful Investors 313 Part VI: Appendixes 321 Appendix A: Resources for Stock Investors 323 Appendix B: Financial Ratios 337 Index 351