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The fact of the matter is you really can't confidently pick a stock without digging into the numbers. But this doesn't have to be scary or onerous. Our workbook shows you how to find the important information in key financial documents. You'll also learn how to determine the competitive strength of a company and use one of the best models around for getting at the real value of a company. Click for contents.
 
How to Select Winning Stocks is the second workbook in the Morningstar Investing Workbook Series: Stocks. (For other workbooks, click here.) There's no better or easier way to learn how to invest in stocks like a pro.
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Stocks 2: How to Select Winning Stocks
Finding Quality Companies
Lesson 201: Economic Moats
Lesson 202: More on Competitive Positioning
Lesson 203: Weighing Management Quality
Financial Statements Made Easy
Lesson 204: The Income Statement
Lesson 205: The Balance Sheet
Lesson 206: The Statement of Cash Flows
Lesson 207: Interpreting the Numbers
Lesson 208: Quantifying Competitive Advantages
Buying at Good Prices
Lesson 209: Understanding Value
Lesson 210: Using Ratios and Multiples
Lesson 211: Introduction to Discounted Cash Flow
Lesson 212: Putting DCF into Action
Additional Morningstar Resources
Recommended Readings
Answer Key
Investing Terms
Formulas Reference
Stocks 1: How to Get Started in Stocks
We designed our first workbook in the series for investors who are new to stocks. It covers the basics of stock investing, including how to think like an analyst. Learn more.
Stocks 3: How to Refine Your Stock Strategy
Go beyond good stock-picking to become a great stock investor. This workbook includes the techniques of great investors, our fat-pitch strategy, and more. Learn more.
 
About the editor
Paul Larson is editor of Morningstar StockInvestor, Morningstar's popular monthly newsletter. As editor, he manages the publication's two market-beating portfolios: Tortoise for conservative and Hare for aggressive investors. Before joining Morningstar, he was a writer/analyst for the Motley Fool, where he helped manage the portfolio today known as Rule Breaker.
Morningstar Investing Workbook Series: Stocks
What stops people from investing, or from making timely investing decisions when they do invest? More than anything else, the fear of committing a costly mistake is the culprit. In fact, research shows the desire to avoid loss is greater than the desire to make money through investing. We've designed our Workbook Series to help you overcome your fear of making investing mistakes. Workbooks in the series help you build skills progressively and at your own pace. Look for other titles in the Workbook Series covering mutual funds.
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How to Refine Your Stock Strategy
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