Fundamental Analysis

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Matt Krantz is a writer and reporter for the Money section of USA Today ISBN 978-0-470-50645-5
and USAToday.com, where he covers investments and financial markets.
He also writes a daily column for USAToday.com, “Ask Matt,” which answers
readers’ investment questions. The author of Investing Online For Dummies,
Matt Krantz
Krantz has appeared on Nightly Business Report and FOX Business.
Krantz Financial Markets Reporter, USA Today
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by Matt Krantz
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Fundamental Analysis For Dummies®
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About the Author
Matt Krantz is a nationally known fi nancial journalist who specializes in invest-
ing topics. Krantz has been a reporter and writer for USA TODAY since 1999.
He covers fi nancial markets and Wall Street, concentrating on developments
affecting individual investors and their portfolios. His stories routinely signal
trends investors can profi t from and sound warnings about potential scams
and things investors should be aware of.
In addition to covering markets for the print edition of USA TODAY, Matt
writes a daily online investing column called “Ask Matt,” which appears every
trading day at USATODAY.com. He tackles questions posed by the Web site’s
giant audience and answers them in a plain-English and straightforward way.
Readers often tell Matt he’s the only one who has been able to fi nally solve
investing questions they’ve sought answers to for years.
Matt has been investing since the 1980s and has studied dozens of investment
techniques while forming his own. Before joining USA TODAY, Matt worked
as a business and technology reporter for Investor’s Business Daily and was a
consultant with Ernst & Young prior to that.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Miami University
in Oxford, Ohio.
Matt is based in USA TODAY’s Los Angeles bureau. When he’s not writing
he’s either spending time with his wife and young daughter, running, moun-
tain biking, or surfi ng.
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to my wife Nancy, who has helped me do my best, my
parents for urging me to do my best, my grandparents for inspiring me to do
my best, and my daughter Leilani for giving me a reason to do my best.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Taking on a project with the size and scope as this book would have been
overwhelming without the help of key people along the way. My wife, Nancy,
is always there ready with an encouraging pat or a suggestion for the perfect
word that is eluding me. My assignment editor, David Craig, and other USA
TODAY editors have been supportive of my writing and journalism career from
the start. Steve Minihan, a fi nancial advisor and professor for UCLA Extension,
has provided invaluable instruction and analysis skills. Fane Lozman shared
his options expertise.
The team at Wiley has also been very supportive, including: Acquisitions Editor,
Erin Calligan Mooney; Project Editor, Jennifer Connolly; and Technical Reviewer,
Paul Mladjenovic. And again, a big thanks to Matt Wagner, my literary agent, for
letting me know about this opportunity.
Finally, I wanted to thank my family for giving me the tools and determination
to pursue my interest in writing and investing. My mom and dad taught all
their kids they could achieve their goals if they always did their best and
never stopped trying to get even better. And my grandparents are models
of long-term success I continue to strive for.
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