You will feel a sense of satisfaction when you can listen to financial news on CNN or on Bloomberg and actually understand what they are talking about. With the concepts we explain in this section, you will learn some of the most important ideas all investors should know. After reading this section those financial news reporters will have nothing on you. In fact, you will probably know more than they do because many reporters just read the news, without understanding it. You, on the other hand, will have the benefit of knowing how the news affects the market.

We suspect that you will have to come back to this section again and again because it covers some of the most important business and financial concepts you will encounter.

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