New Book: How to Make Money in Stocks - Getting Started Provides "Missing Link," Hands-on Guide to the #1 Growth Strategy

LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest book in the best-selling How to Make Money in Stocks series is now available. Written by Investor's Business Daily (IBD) radio show co-host, Matthew Galgani, How to Make Money in Stocks – Getting Started (McGraw-Hill Professional; Original paper and eBook formats: $18) provides easy-to-follow routines and checklists anyone can use to begin building financial peace of mind with the CAN SLIM^® Investment System.

For over 15 years, the CAN SLIM System, developed by IBD chairman and founder William J. O'Neil,  has been the #1 growth strategy, according to an independent study of over 50 leading investing methods by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII)*. How to Make Money in Stocks – Getting Started shows readers how to quickly begin using the CAN SLIM rules to both grow –and protect – their money.

"Keep it simple. That's the key to starting out right," says Galgani, who is also editor of the IBDextra Newsletter and an IBD TV^® market commentator. "It's easy to over-complicate the investing process and get frustrated or confused. I wrote Getting Started to help new and more experienced investors stay focused on the basic rules and routines that build healthy habits and long-term success."

How to Make Money in Stocks – Getting Started takes the time-tested strategy outlined in O'Neil's best-sellers – over 2 million copies sold – and breaks it down into a simple step-by-step action plan that even brand-new investors can start using right away.

Focused on the three main factors that ultimately determine whether a stock goes up or down, Getting Started walks readers through a proven game plan for success, featuring:

• Buying and selling checklists to help capture and keep solid gains
• Simple weekend and daily routines designed for busy people
• Chart-Reading 101 tips that reveal the real story behind a stock
• CAN SLIM Case Studies to show how all the pieces fit together

Easy-to-follow "Action Steps" and online videos are also included throughout the book to help readers reinforce what they learn and start putting the rules and checklists to work.

"To be a successful investor, start with the basics and stick to the rules," says O'Neil. "Matt's book shows you how to do that. It may be the missing link investors have been looking for."

Each book in the How to Make Money in Stocks series makes clear that anyone can learn to stay profitable and protected in the stock market. How to Make Money in Stocks - Getting Started shows readers what crucial first steps to take and what basic rules to follow to make that happen.

Learn more at www.investors.com/GettingStartedBook.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Matthew Galgani is co-host of IBD's How to Make Money in Stocks radio show, editor of the IBDextra Newsletter, and IBD TV market commentator. With IBD founder William J. O'Neil, he developed the IBD Meetup Investor Education Series used by investing clubs across the country.

ABOUT INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY (IBD)

Investor's Business Daily is a leading financial news and research organization recognized for proprietary stock screens, comparative performance ratings and a record of identifying stock leaders as they emerge.  IBD's companion website, Investors.com, offers unique stock tools and research for investors of every level.  These include the IBD University learning center, IBD TV market videos and audio interviews, intraday reports on market action and the IBD Stock Checkup^®.  IBD hosts popular investment workshops and provides Home Study programs based on the top-performing growth strategy, the CAN SLIM^® Investing System. The newspaper was founded April 9, 1984 by William J. O'Neil, who originated the investing system that has outperformed major market indexes* for decades.

*The American Association of Individual Investors' independent, ongoing study of 63 leading strategies found IBD's CAN SLIM Investment System achieved an annualized return of +24.7% for the past 15 years (January 1998 through December 31, 2012, AAII Stock Screen). It is the #1 long-term growth strategy measured by AAII Journal.

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