Investing All-in-One For Dummies
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There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing the balance of a financial account grow month over month. But before that can happen, you need to know the best places to invest your money. Who can you trust for solid, reliable investing advice?
Investing All-in-One For Dummies offers sound guidance for investors at every level. Whether you’re stumped by stocks, baffled by bonds, mystified about mutual funds, or curious about cryptocurrency, this book gives you a solid foundation in those investing concepts and many others. After reading the expert advice and considering your risk tolerance and timeline, you can confidently choose the best investments for your financial goals.
Containing advice from 10 different Dummies investing guides, Investing All-in-One For Dummies shows you how to:
- Set short- and long-term investing goals, invest to minimize your tax hit, and develop an investing strategy using a mix of investment vehicles
- Decide when to buy, hold, or sell an investment
- Choose the right mix of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds to create a diversified portfolio
- Identify real estate investment opportunities and find the capital to make purchases
- Execute trades through an online broker instead of using a traditional investment firm
- Evaluate modern investing trends like cryptocurrency and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing
For anyone who wants to dip their toes into the markets or who tends to leave their investment decisions in the hands of someone else, Investing All-in-One For Dummies is the must-read resource when you’re ready to make informed decisions and pick solid investments for your financial future.
ISBN-13: 9781119873037
Media Type: Paperback(2nd ed.)
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 05-03-2022
Pages: 656
Product Dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.60(d)
Series: For Dummies Books
Eric Tyson is a veteran Dummies author of numerous bestselling books in the investing and personal finance space. Paul Mladjenovic is a Certified Financial Planner and the bestselling author of Stock Investing For Dummies. Kiana Danial is an investment consultant and trainer and the author of Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies. Russell Wild is the author or coauthor of nearly two dozen books, including ETFs For Dummies. Matt Krantz is a nationally known financial journalist and the author of Online Investing For Dummies. Robert Griswold is a successful real estate investor and property manager and the co-author of Real Estate Investing For Dummies. Steven Gormley is a celebrated expert in the legal marijuana sector and author of Investing in Cannabis For Dummies. Brendan Bradley is a financial market professional and the author of ESG Investing For Dummies.
About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Book 1: Getting Started With Investing 5 Chapter 1: Exploring Your Investment Choices 7 Getting Started with Investing 8 Building Wealth with Ownership Investments 9 Entering the stock market 10 Owning real estate 10 Generating Income from Lending Investments 12 Considering Cash Equivalents 13 Choosing Where to Invest and Get Advice 14 Finding the best fund companies and brokers 14 Finding an acceptable advisor 15 Chapter 2: Weighing Risks and Returns 17 Evaluating Risks 18 Market-value risk 19 Individual-investment risk 24 Purchasing-power risk (also known as inflation risk) 26 Career risk 27 Analyzing Returns 28 The components of total return 28 Savings and money market account returns 30 Bond returns 31 Stock returns 32 Real estate returns 34 Compounding Your Returns 34 The value of getting a few extra percent 35 Considering your goals 36 Chapter 3: The Workings of Stock and Bond Markets 37 How Companies Raise Money through the Financial Markets 37 Deciding whether to issue stocks or bonds 38 Taking a company public: Understanding IPOs 39 Understanding Financial Markets and Economics 40 Driving stock prices through earnings 40 Weighing whether markets are efficient 41 Moving the market: Interest rates, inflation, and the Federal Reserve 43 BOOK 2: Investing In Your 20S And 30S 49 Chapter 1: Using Investments to Accomplish Your Goals 51 Setting and Prioritizing Your Shorter-Term Goals 51 Accumulating a rainy-day fund 52 Saving for large purchases 53 Investing for a small business or home 53 Saving for kids’ higher educational costs 54 Investing short-term money 55 Investing in Retirement Accounts 55 Understanding retirement account perks 56 Grappling with retirement account concerns 56 Taking advantage of retirement accounts 58 Surveying retirement account choices 58 Selecting retirement account investments 60 Chapter 2: Minimizing Your Taxes When Investing 61 Understanding Investment Taxes 62 Tracking taxation of investment distributions 62 Determining your tax bracket 63 Devising tax-reduction strategies 64 Reducing Your Taxes When Selling Investments 65 Weighing nontax issues 66 Tuning in to tax considerations 67 Chapter 3: Laying Out Your Financial Plans 71 First Priorities: Paying Off High-Cost Debt and Building a Safety Reserve 71 Paying off high-cost consumer debt 72 Establishing an emergency reserve 72 What about Paying Down Other Debts? 73 Assessing student loans 73 Considering paying down mortgage debt 75 Sorting Out Your Financial Plans 76 Considering your investment options and desires 76 Assessing your savings rate 77 Investing regularly with dollar cost averaging 78 Knowing the Impact of Investing for College Costs 79 Paying for college 80 Considering educational savings account options 82 Investing money earmarked for college 82 Securing Proper Insurance 83 Chapter 4: Starting Out with Bank and Credit Union Accounts 85 Understanding FDIC Bank Insurance 86 Investing in Banking Account and Savings Vehicles 86 Bank checking accounts and debit cards 87 Savings accounts and certificates of deposit 88 Negotiating with Bankers 89 Feeling Secure with Your Bank 90 Evaluating any bank 90 Protecting yourself when banking online 91 Exploring Alternatives to Bank Accounts 93 Credit union accounts and benefits 93 Brokerage cash management accounts 94 Money market mutual funds 95 Book 3: Checking Out Stock Investing 97 Chapter 1: Gathering Information on Stocks 99 Looking to Stock Exchanges for Answers 100 Grasping the Basics of Accounting and Economics 101 Accounting for taste and a whole lot more 101 Understanding how economics affects stocks 102 Staying on Top of Financial News 105 Figuring out what a company’s up to 106 Discovering what’s new with an industry 106 Knowing what’s happening with the economy 107 Seeing what politicians and government bureaucrats are doing 107 Checking for trends in society, culture, and entertainment 108 Reading (And Understanding) Stock Tables 108 52-week high 109 52-week low 109 Name and symbol 110 Dividend 110 Volume 110 Yield 112 P/E 112 Day last 113 Net change 113 Using News about Dividends 113 Looking at important dates 114 Understanding why certain dates matter 115 Evaluating Investment Tips 116 Chapter 2: Investing for Long-Term Growth 117 Becoming a Value-Oriented Growth Investor 118 Choosing Growth Stocks with a Few Handy Tips 119 Looking for leaders in megatrends 120 Comparing a company’s growth to an industry’s growth 120 Considering a company with a strong niche 121 Checking out a company’s fundamentals 121 Evaluating a company’s management 122 Noticing who’s buying and/or recommending a company’s stock 124 Making sure a company continues to do well 125 Heeding investing lessons from history 125 Chapter 3: Investing for Income and Cash Flow 127 Understanding the Basics of Income Stocks 128 Getting a grip on dividends and dividend rates 128 Recognizing who’s well-suited for income stocks 129 Assessing the advantages of income stocks 129 Heeding the disadvantages of income stocks 130 Analyzing Income Stocks 132 Pinpointing your needs first 132 Checking out yield 133 Looking at a stock’s payout ratio 135 Studying a company’s bond rating 136 Diversifying your stocks 136 Exploring Some Typical Income Stocks 137 It’s electric! Utilities 137 An interesting mix: Real estate investment trusts (REITs) 138 Business development companies (BDCs) 139 Chapter 4: Using Basic Accounting to Choose Winning Stocks 141 Recognizing Value When You See It 142 Understanding different types of value 142 Putting the pieces together 144 Accounting for Value 146 Breaking down the balance sheet 146 Looking at the income statement 149 Tooling around with ratios 153 Book 4: Looking At Bond Investing 159 Chapter 1: Bond Fundamentals 161 Understanding What Makes a Bond a Bond 161 Choosing your time frame 162 Picking who you trust to hold your money 163 Differentiating among bonds, stocks, and collectibles 164 Why Hold Bonds? 164 Identifying the best reason to buy bonds: Diversification 164 Going for the cash 165 Introducing the Major Players in the Bond Market 166 Buying Solo or Buying in Bulk 168 Picking and choosing individual bonds 168 Going with a bond fund or funds 168 The Triumphs and Failures of Fixed-Income Investing 169 Beating inflation, but not by very much 169 Saving the day when the day needed saving 170 Gleaning some important lessons 171 Realizing How Crucial Bonds Are Today 173 Viewing Recent Developments, Largely for the Better 174 Chapter 2: All about the Interest 177 The Tricky Business That Is Calculating Rates of Return 178 Cutting deals 178 Changing hands 179 Embracing the complications 179 Measuring the Desirability of a Bond 180 Level one: Getting the basic information 180 Level two: Finding out intimate details 182 Level three: Examining the neighborhood 184 Understanding Yield 186 Coupon yield 187 Current yield 187 Yield-to-maturity 187 Yield-to-call 188 Worst-case basis yield 189 The 30-day SEC yield 189 Recognizing Total Return (This Is What Matters Most!) 190 Figuring in capital gains and losses 190 Factoring in reinvestment rates of return 191 Allowing for inflation adjustments 191 Pretax versus post-tax 192 Measuring the Volatility of Your Bond Holdings 192 Time frame matters most 193 Quality counts 193 The coupon rate matters, too 193 Returning to the Bonds of Babylonia 195 Chapter 3: Checking Out Types of Bonds 197 Exploring the Many Ways of Investing with Uncle Sam 197 Savings bonds 198 Treasury bills, notes, and bonds 199 Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 200 Industrial Returns: Corporate Bonds 201 Comparing corporate bonds to Treasuries 202 The crucial credit ratings 202 Special considerations for investing in corporate debt 203 The volatility of high-yield bonds 204 Lots of Protection, a Touch of Confusion: Agency Bonds 205 Identifying the bond issuers 205 Sizing up the government’s actual commitment 206 Eyeing default risks, yields, markups, and more 207 Weighing taxation matters 207 Banking Your Money on Other People’s Mortgages 208 Bathing in the mortgage pool 208 Deciding whether to invest in the housing market 208 (Almost) Tax-Free Havens: Municipal Bonds 209 Sizing up the muni market 209 Comparing and contrasting with other bonds 210 Delighting in the diversification of municipals 210 Choosing from a vast array of possibilities 211 Chapter 4: Investing (Carefully!) in Individual Bonds 213 Navigating Today’s Individual Bond Market 213 Getting some welcome transparency 214 Ushering in a new beginning 214 Dealing with Brokers and Other Financial Professionals 215 Identifying the role of the middleman 216 Do you need a broker or agent at all? 216 Selecting the right broker or agent 217 Checking the dealer’s numbers 218 Hiring a financial planner 218 Doing It Yourself Online 219 If you’re looking to buy 220 If you’re looking to sell 221 Perfecting the Art of Laddering 222 Protecting you from interest rate flux 223 Tinkering with your time frame 223 Chapter 5: Picking a Bond Fund That Will Serve You for Life 225 Defining the Basic Kinds of Funds 226 Mining mutual funds 226 Considering an alternative: Closed-end funds 227 Establishing a position in exchange-traded funds 228 Understanding unit investment trusts 228 Taking a flyer (or not) on an exchange-traded note 229 What Matters Most in Choosing a Bond Fund of Any Sort 230 Selecting your fund based on its components and their characteristics 230 Pruning out the underperformers 230 Laying down the law on loads 231 Sniffing out false promises 231 Book 5: Moving On to Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 233 Chapter 1: Considering Mutual Funds’ Pros and Cons 235 Introducing Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 236 Getting a Grip on Funds 237 Financial intermediaries 238 Open-end versus closed-end funds 238 Opting for Mutual Funds 240 Fund managers offer expertise 240 Funds save you money and time 243 Fund diversification minimizes your risk 244 Funds undergo regulatory scrutiny 245 You choose your risk level 245 Fund risk of bankruptcy is nil 245 Funds save you from sales sharks 246 You have convenient access to your money 247 Addressing the Drawbacks 248 Don’t worry about these 248 Worry about these (but not too much) 249 Chapter 2: Finding the Best Mutual Funds 251 Evaluating Gain-Eating Costs 252 Losing the load: Say no to commissions 252 Considering a fund’s operating expenses 257 Weighing Performance and Risk 260 Star today, also-ran tomorrow 260 Apples to apples: Comparing performance numbers 264 Recognizing Manager Expertise 265 Chapter 3: Buying Mutual Funds from the Best Firms 267 Finding the Best Buys 267 The Vanguard Group 268 Fidelity Investments 269 Dodge & Cox 271 Oakmark 271 T Rowe Price 271 TIAA 272 USAA 272 Other fund companies 272 Discount Brokers: Mutual Fund Supermarkets 273 Buying direct versus discount brokers 274 Debunking “No Transaction Fee” funds 275 Using the best discount brokers 277 Places to Pass By 277 Chapter 4: What the Heck Is an ETF, Anyway? 279 The Nature of the Beast 280 Choosing between the Classic and the New Indexes 281 Preferring ETFs over Individual Stocks 282 Distinguishing ETFs from Mutual Funds 283 Why the Big Boys Prefer ETFs 284 Trading in large lots 284 Savoring the versatility 284 Why Individual Investors Are Learning to Love ETFs 286 The cost advantage: How low can you go? 286 Uncle Sam’s loss, your gain 289 What you see is what you get 291 Getting the Professional Edge 293 Passive versus Active Investing: Your Choice 294 The index advantage 295 The allure of active management 296 Why the race is getting harder to measure and what to do about it 297 Do ETFs Belong in Your Life? 297 Calculating commissions 297 Moving money in a flash 298 Understanding tracking error 298 Making a sometimes tricky choice 298 Chapter 5: Risk Control, Diversification, and Other Things to Know about ETFs 301 Risk Is Not Just a Board Game 302 The trade-off of all trade-offs (safety versus return) 302 So just how risky are ETFs? 303 Smart Risk, Foolish Risk 304 How Risk Is Measured 306 Standard deviation: The king of all risk measurement tools 306 Beta: Assessing price swings in relation to the market 308 Mixing and Matching Your Stock ETFs 309 Filling in your style box 309 Buying by industry sector 310 Don’t slice and dice your portfolio to death 311 Book 6: Investing Online 313 Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Online Investing 315 Why Investing Online Is Worth Your While 316 Getting Started 317 Gut-Check Time: How Much Risk Can You Take? 320 Passive or Active? Deciding What Kind of Investor You Plan to Be 321 How to know if you’re a passive investor 321 Sites for passive investors to start with 322 How to know whether you’re an active investor 322 Sites for the active investor to start with 324 Chapter 2: Getting Your Device Ready for Online Investing 325 Turning Your Device into a Trading Station 326 Using favorites to put data at your fingertips 327 Putting key mobile apps a touch away 328 Compiling a list of must-watch sites 329 Tracking the Market’s Every Move 329 Getting price quotes on markets and stocks 330 Slicing and dicing the markets 331 Your crystal ball: Predicting how the day will begin 332 Getting company descriptions 333 Keeping tabs on commodities 333 Tracking bonds and U.S Treasuries 334 Monitoring Market-Moving News 335 Financial websites 335 Traditional financial news sites 336 Checking In on Wall Street Chatter 338 Everyone is an expert: Finding blogs 338 Getting in tune with podcasts 340 Taming Twitter 341 Keeping Tabs on the Regulators 341 Searching the Internet High and Low 343 Keeping the Bad Guys Out: Securing Your PC 343 Mastering the Basics with Online Tutorials and Simulations 345 Online tutorials 345 Simulations 346 Chapter 3: Connecting with an Online Broker 347 Finding the Best Broker for You 348 The nine main factors to consider 348 Gotchas to watch out for 350 Separating the Types of Brokerages 350 Paying the minimum with a deep discounter 351 Getting more with a discounter 353 Full-service traditional 357 Avoiding Hidden Fees 359 Finding Out What Reviewers Think 360 Is Your Money Safe? Checking Out Your Broker 362 Cutting the Cord: Mobile Trading 363 Pay Attention to Where Your Cash Is Parked: Money Market Funds 365 Buying Stocks and Mutual Funds without a Broker 366 Stocks: Direct investments 366 Mutual funds: Straight from the mutual fund company 367 Opening and Setting Up Your Account 368 The checklist of what you need to know 368 The checklist of what you need to have 369 Chapter 4: Entering and Executing Trades 371 Understanding How Stock Trades and Shares Are Handled 372 Ways you can hold your investments 372 A second in the life of a trade 377 Getting It Done: Executing Your Trades 378 Surveying types of orders 378 Checking out costs of different orders 380 Tailoring your trades even more 380 Book 7: Introducing Fundamental Analysis 383 Chapter 1: Understanding Fundamental Analysis 385 Why Bother with Fundamental Analysis? 386 Some of the real values of fundamental analysis 386 Driving home an example 387 Putting fundamental analysis to work 388 Knowing what fundamentals to look for 389 Knowing what you need 390 Knowing the Tools of the Fundamental Analysis Trade 391 Staying focused on the bottom line 391 Sizing up what a company has to its name 391 Burn, baby, burn: Cash burn 392 Financial ratios: Your friend in making sense of a company 392 Making Fundamental Analysis Work For You 393 Using fundamentals as signals to buy or sell 393 The perils of ignoring the fundamentals 393 Using fundamental analysis as your guide 394 Chapter 2: Getting Up to Speed with Fundamental Analysis 395 What Is Fundamental Analysis? 396 Going beyond betting 396 Understanding how fundamental analysis works 398 Knowing who can perform fundamental analysis 399 Following the money using fundamentals 401 Comparing Fundamental Analysis with Other Ways of Picking Investments 402 How fundamental analysis stacks up against index investing 402 Comparing fundamental analysis with technical analysis 403 Putting Fundamental Analysis to Work For You 404 How difficult is fundamental analysis? Do you need to be a math wizard? 405 Is fundamental analysis for you? 405 The risks of fundamental analysis 406 Making Money with Fundamental Analysis 407 Putting a price tag on a stock or bond 407 Being profitable by being a “contrarian” 408 The Fundamental Analysis Toolbox 408 Introducing the income statement 409 Balance-sheet basics 409 Getting the mojo of cash flows 409 Familiarizing yourself with financial ratios (including the P-E) 410 Chapter 3: Gaining an Edge with Fundamental Analysis 413 Better Investing with Fundamentals 414 Picking stocks for fundamental reasons 414 Dooming your portfolio by paying too much 418 Sitting through short-term volatility 419 Relying on the Basic Info the Pros Use 420 What is “the Warren Buffett Way”? 421 Checking in on Graham and Dodd 423 Figuring Out When to Buy or Sell a Stock 424 Looking beyond the per-share price 425 Seeing how a company’s fundamentals and its price may get out of alignment 426 Avoiding overhyped “story stocks” 427 Pairing buy-and-hold strategies with fundamental analysis 428 Looking to the long term 429 Knowing that patience isn’t always a virtue 430 Chapter 4: Getting Your Hands on Fundamental Data 431 Getting in Sync with the Fundamental Calendar 432 Which companies must report their financials to the public? 432 Kicking it all off: Earnings season 433 Getting the earnings press release 434 Bracing for the 10-Q 435 Running through the 10-K 437 Flipping through the annual report 438 There’s no proxy like the proxy statement 439 Getting Up to Speed with Basic Accounting and Math 440 Operating activities: Finding smooth operators 441 Investing activities: You have to spend money to make money 441 Financing activities: Getting in tune with high finance 442 Undestanding a key fundamental math skill: Percentage changes 443 Knowing How to Get the Fundamental Data You Need 444 Getting acquainted with the SEC’s database 444 Accessing company fundamentals using EDGAR 444 Finding stocks’ dividend histories 445 Getting stock-split information 446 Book 8: Investing In Real Estate 449 Chapter 1: Evaluating Real Estate as an Investment 451 Understanding Real Estate’s Income- and Wealth-Producing Potential 452 Recognizing the Caveats of Real Estate Investing 454 Comparing Real Estate to Other Investments 455 Returns 456 Risk 456 Liquidity 457 Capital requirements 457 Diversification value 458 Opportunities to add value 458 Being aware of the tax advantages 458 Determining Whether You Should Invest in Real Estate 462 Do you have sufficient time? 463 Can you deal with problems? 463 Does real estate interest you? 463 Can you handle market downturns? 464 Fitting Real Estate into Your Plans 465 Ensuring your best personal financial health 465 Protecting yourself with insurance 466 Considering retirement account funding 466 Thinking about asset allocation 467 Chapter 2: Covering Common Real Estate Investments 469 Identifying the Various Ways to Invest in Residential Income Property 470 Buying a place of your own 470 Converting your home to a rental 471 Investing and living in well-situated fixer-uppers 472 Purchasing a vacation home 473 Paying for timeshares and condo hotels 475 Surveying the Types of Residential Properties You Can Buy 478 Single-family homes 479 Attached housing 480 Apartments 482 Considering Commercial Real Estate 484 Buying Undeveloped or Raw Land 485 Chapter 3: Identifying Sources of Capital 489 Calculating the Costs of Admission 490 Forgetting the myth of no money down 490 Determining what you need to get started 491 Rounding Up the Required Cash by Saving 491 Overcoming Down Payment Limitations 493 Changing your approach 493 Tapping into other common cash sources 494 Chapter 4: Location, Location, Value 497 Deciding Where to Invest 498 Finding Properties to Add Value 498 Evaluating a Region: The Big Picture 500 Population growth 502 Job growth and income levels 503 Investigating Your Local Market 504 Supply and demand 505 Focusing on the path of progress 510 Considering barriers to entry 511 Government’s effect on real estate 516 Evaluating Neighborhoods 518 Schools 518 Crime rates 518 Pride of ownership 519 Role play: What attracts you to the property? 520 Mastering Seller’s and Buyer’s Markets 522 Understanding real estate cycles 523 Timing the real estate market 524 Book 9: Investing In Trends 527 Chapter 1: Taking the Nickel Tour of Cannabis Investing 529 Weighing the Pros and Cons of Investing in Cannabis 530 Pros 530 Cons 530 Investing in Businesses That Touch the Plant or Those That Don’t 532 Exploring Your Investment Options 533 Starting your own business 533 Investing in cannabis real estate 535 Buying and selling stocks 535 Diversifying with exchange-traded funds and mutual funds 536 Considering private investment opportunities 537 Finding Investment Opportunities 537 Researching Investment Opportunities 539 Planning Your Investment Strategy 540 Investing in a Cannabis Business 541 Chapter 2: The Political, Cultural, and Regulatory Landscape of Cannabis Investing 545 Recognizing the Impact of Laws on the Industry 546 Getting up to speed on U.S federal law and enforcement 546 Brushing up on state cannabis laws 549 Considering local laws, too 551 Examining cannabis laws in other countries 551 Riding the Waves of Politics and Culture 552 Checking the nation’s pulse 553 Debunking misconceptions of cannabis and users 555 Examining activism 556 Tuning into cannabis culture 557 Accounting for the High Costs of Doing Business 559 Regulatory and compliance costs 559 Federal, state, and local taxes 560 Security costs 560 Chapter 3: What Is a Cryptocurrency? 563 Beginning with the Basics of Cryptocurrencies 564 The definition of money 564 Some cryptocurrency history 565 Key crypto benefits 565 Common crypto and blockchain myths 567 Risks 568 Gearing Up to Make Transactions 568 Wallets 568 Exchanges 568 Communities 569 Making a Plan Before You Jump In 570 Select your cryptos 570 Analyze, invest, and profit 571 Chapter 4: How Cryptocurrencies Work 573 Explaining Basic Terms in the Cryptocurrency Process 573 Cryptography 575 Nodes 576 Mining 576 Proof-of-work 577 Proof-of-stake 577 Proof-of-importance 578 Transactions: Putting it all together 578 Cruising through Other Important Crypto Concepts 579 Adaptive scaling 579 Decentralization 579 Harvesting 580 Open source 580 Public ledger 580 Smart contracts 580 Stick a Fork in It: Digging into Cryptocurrency Forks 581 What is a fork, and why do forks happen? 581 Hard forks and soft forks 582 Free money on forks 583 Chapter 5: Entering the World of ESG Investing 585 Surveying the Current ESG Landscape 586 Exploring What ESG Is (and Isn’t) 587 Defining the breadth of ESG 588 Comparing SRI, ethical, and impact investing to ESG 592 Determining whether ESG delivers good investment performance 593 Understanding ESG’s Impact on the Environment, Society, and Governance 594 Meeting environmental and global warming targets 595 Providing solutions to social challenges 595 Meeting corporate governance requirements 596 Using International Standards to Determine ESG Objectives 597 Leading the charge: European legislation on ESG 598 Ahead of its time: The United Nations 599 Staying focused: The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board 599 Building a framework: The Global Reporting Initiative 600 Index 601Table of Contents
Introduction 1