From the Book - Third edition.
Introduction: what this book expects to accomplish
Investment versus speculation: results to be expected by the intelligent investor
The investor and inflation
A century of stock-market history: the level of stock prices in early 1972
General portfolio policy: the defensive investor
The defensive investor and common stocks
Portfolio policy for the enterprising investor: negative approach
Portfolio policy for the enterprising investor: the positive side
The investor and market fluctuations
Investing in investment funds
The investor and his advisors
Security analysis for the lay investor: general approach
Things to consider about per-share earnings
A comparison of four listed companies
Stock selection for the defensive investor
Stock selection for the enterprising investor
Convertible issues and warrants
Four extremely instructive case histories
A comparison of eight pairs of companies
Shareholders and managements: dividend policy
"Margin of safety" as the central concept
