Stock Market, Mutual Fund and Index Fund Investing: The Fundamentals September 25, 2007

Designed for novice investors who want to understand how to invest in the stock market and for longtime investors who want to sharpen their investment skills, this newly revised course will cover several successful long-term investment strategies. Financial planner William Frisco will help participants understand how to invest in the popular exchange-traded index funds, how to analyze dividend and growth stocks and mutual funds, and how to build stock portfolios for retirement and pre-retirement. To help participants better understand the direction of the market over the next few years, he will examine important factors that currently influence the stock market. Finally, he will discuss attractive investments in U.S., foreign and emerging markets based on recent activity and current economic outlooks. This course will be helpful for those who want to do their own investing and for those who want to work with an advisor.

Five Tuesdays, September 25-October 23, 2007, 6:15-8:15 p.m.
Registration and fee information available on GSCS Web site.

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