<p>1. The stock market has its peculiarities. It&rsquo;s a world where a small matter has the potential of creating a massive impact. One thing added or one thing left out could be the difference between making a million dollars and losing it all.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. There is no shortage of investors. The world has many of them. And you can be sure that some are extremely successful while others cry bitterly over their losses.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3. The reason why most investors fail is&nbsp;that theyapproach investing as though it were some lottery game. They are chance-takers. They have no plan. They stagger from one failed investment to another, taking stabs in the dark, and soon enough they lose all their money.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4. This book has been written to help you become an intelligent investor. An intelligent investor is not a chance-taker. An intelligent investor is a vainvestor who exploits market inconsistencies long before others have taken notice.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>5. You will learn all the basics of the stock market investment and how to optimize your investments and realize the largest possible profits.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>6. An investor should not turn himself into a speculator, for a speculator acts on his instincts rather than his intellect when executing trades.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>7. The stock market is neither a mythical place beyond human understanding, nor a place reserved for people with special genetics. The investors who have made a fortune out of stock market are average people like everyone else except they took their time to understand everything before trying to get in the game.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>8. There are many investments in the securities markets beyond stocks. You could invest in bonds and funds like mutual funds and index funds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>9. Investing in IPOs gives you a chance to own a slice of a company and in&nbsp;return,you play your part in providing the company with&nbsp;much-neededresources.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>10. The best single thing an investor can do before taking up an investment deal is to conduct a fundamental analysis.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>11. Fundamental analysis is the evaluation of a company&rsquo;s financial health with the intention of either solidifying your interest in the venture or finding out any red flag.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>'The strategies for succeeding as an investor are timeless. They worked a lifetime ago in the days of Ben Graham (the father of value investing) and they still work today.'</strong></p>