1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Investing for Beginners

Introduction to Investing Lesson 2
Why Stocks Become Over / Under Valued - Investing Lesson 2

By Joshua Kennon, About.com

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 learned!

Next page > Introduction to Wall Street and Vocabulary > << 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 >>

This page is part of Investing Lesson 2 - What Makes Stocks Become Over or Under Valued. If you have already read this lesson, you can skip directly to the Investing Lesson 2 Quiz.

Explore Investing for Beginners
About.com Special Features

Start your new business on the right foot with these helpful tips. More >

Easy steps to take control of your credit card debt. More >

  1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Investing for Beginners
  4. Investing Lessons
  5. What Determines Stock Price
  6. Introduction to Investing Lesson 2>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.