CNBC is the recognized global leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to more than 175 million homes and offices worldwide. BRIAN O'CONNELL is an experienced business journalist. He has written on investment and other topics for a variety of publications, including the Boston Herald, Entrepreneur magazine, and Dow Jones Investment Advisor. O'Connell has also written for TheStreet.com and CBS MarketWatch. He is the author of Gen E: Generation Entrepreneur Is Rewriting the Rules of Business–And You Can, Too! and The 401(k) Millionaire. O'Connell lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

• Introduction. Chapter 1. Revenge of the Small Investor.Chapter 2. Inside the Money Pits: How the Stock Markets Work.Chapter 3. Maximizing Your Stock Investments.Chapter 4. Leveraging the Bond Market.Chapter 5. Making Mutual Funds Work for You.Chapter 6. Have Portfolio, Will Travel: Creating Wealth in Foreign Markets.Chapter 7. Be Your Own Research Analyst.Chapter 8. Technical Analysis and Volatility: A Primer.Chapter 9. Asset Allocation Strategies.Chapter 10. Web Savvy: Using the Internet to Trade and Track Your Portfolio.Chapter 11. Resources, Tips, and Places to Go.Appendix: CNBC and CNBC.com Resources.Glossary.Index.

CNBC is the recognized global leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to more than 175 million homes and offices worldwide. BRIAN O'CONNELL is an experienced business journalist. He has written on investment and other topics for a variety of publications, including the Boston Herald, Entrepreneur magazine, and Dow Jones Investment Advisor. O'Connell has also written for TheStreet.com and CBS MarketWatch. He is the author of Gen E: Generation Entrepreneur Is Rewriting the Rules of Business–And You Can, Too! and The 401(k) Millionaire. O'Connell lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

• Introduction. Chapter 1. Revenge of the Small Investor.Chapter 2. Inside the Money Pits: How the Stock Markets Work.Chapter 3. Maximizing Your Stock Investments.Chapter 4. Leveraging the Bond Market.Chapter 5. Making Mutual Funds Work for You.Chapter 6. Have Portfolio, Will Travel: Creating Wealth in Foreign Markets.Chapter 7. Be Your Own Research Analyst.Chapter 8. Technical Analysis and Volatility: A Primer.Chapter 9. Asset Allocation Strategies.Chapter 10. Web Savvy: Using the Internet to Trade and Track Your Portfolio.Chapter 11. Resources, Tips, and Places to Go.Appendix: CNBC and CNBC.com Resources.Glossary.Index.