1 j. a0 v# n# xPREFACE9 b4 ~1 s0 Z, c/ k1 S
INTRODUCTION + Z% w" Q3 K7 x, x) u* Z4 GThe Companies Around Us # t$ R" a- c$ s- l6 r9 [/ z3 oONE 4 B% } s. E e. o- tA Short History of Capitalism 2 o# n* o G. b) z/ h3 jTWO, @0 m n1 g8 I: r4 ?0 A
The Basics of Investing 5 F. _1 N c2 S. a! P# KTHREE * }6 B; B8 k+ K. j* n! nThe Lives of a Company( X" S: b. b8 O# H( n
FOUR: @# A6 F+ D' k6 h, Q3 W
The Invisible Hands" u' q. U! Y7 B6 F
APPENDIX ONE% ~ f6 c# r& L$ v; L) \# o$ G$ x& Q6 \
Stockpicking Tools 9 Z: N" ^/ Q$ t! I# QAPPENDIX TWO% c( a, R" B) Z8 N' S2 E
Reading the Numbers—How to Decipher a Balance Sheet ' I1 V; c1 T( r/ K: K* l8 tINDEX 9 C: X2 {! G/ l) |6 b# _$ }: y5 q1 X& d, h
