Stock and bond returns since 1802 -- Risk, return, and portfolio allocation : why stocks are less risky than bonds in the long-run -- Stock indexes: proxies for the market -- The S&P 500 index: a half-century of U.S. corporate history -- The impact of taxes on stock and bond returns : stocks have the edge -- The investment view of stocks : how fickle markets overwhelm historical facts -- Stocks: sources and measures of market value -- The impact of economic growth on market valuation and the coming age wave -- Outperforming the market : the importance of size, dividend yield, and price-to-earnings ratios -- Global investing and the rise of China, India, and the emerging markets -- Gold, monetary policy, and inflation -- Stocks and the business cycle -- When world events impact financial markets -- Stocks, bonds, and the flow of economic data -- The rise of exchang-traded-funds, stock index futures, and options -- Market volatility -- Technical analysis and investing with the trend -- Calendar anomalies -- Behavioral finance and the psychology of investing -- Fund performance, indexing, and beating the market -- Structuring a portfolio for long-term growth.