More of this Feature • Part 1: Lesson 2 Main • Part 2: Vocabulary & Intro • Part 3: What Drives Stock Prices • Part 4: Investor vs. Speculator • Part 5: Commodity Nature • Part 6: Temporary Problems • Part 7: Life • Part 8: Mr. Market • Part 9: Lesson 2 Quiz

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Now that you know how the stock market works, we are going to take a closer look at the individual factors that cause wild fluctuations in stock prices.  Understanding this concept will help you to take advantage of the manic-depressive behavior that sometimes seems to affect your portfolio.  The last part of Lesson 2 will focus on explaining Ben Graham's famous metaphor "Mr. Market".

Be sure to take the Lesson 2 quiz to test how much you learnt!

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