Stock Market for Dummies

by Paul Mladjenovic  

Stock  

Investing  

FOR  

DUMmIES‰  

2ND EDITION  

Stock  

Investing  

FOR  

DUMmIES‰  

2ND EDITION  

by Paul Mladjenovic  

Stock  

Investing  

FOR  

DUMmIES‰  

2ND EDITION  

Stock Investing For Dummies®, 2nd Edition  

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About the Author  

Paul Mladjenovic is a certified financial planner practitioner, writer, and  

public speaker who has a Web site at www.mladjenovic.com. His business,  

PM Financial Services, has helped people with financial and business concerns  

since 1981. In 1985 he achieved his CFP designation. Since 1983, Paul has taught  

thousands of budding investors through popular national seminars such as  

"The $50 Wealthbuilder" and "Stock Investing Like a Pro." Paul has been quoted  

or referenced by many media outlets such as Bloomberg, MarketWatch, CNBC,  

and many financial and business publications and Web sites. As an author,  

he has written the books The Unofficial Guide to Picking Stocks (Wiley, 2000)  

and Zero-Cost Marketing (Todd Publications, 1995). In 2002, the first edition of  

Stock Investing For Dummies was ranked in the top 10 out of 300 books reviewed