Stock Investing 101 Lesson 5: Intro to Fundamental Analysis — What to Buy

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Fundamental analysis basics — P/E, EPS, dividend metrics, ROE; screening for growth, income and value; applying 2‑Green‑Arrow technical buy signals and sample thinkorswim paper trades.

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What stands out

Scott Thompson’s Lesson #5 at Schwab walked viewers through an intro to fundamental analysis, covering price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, earnings per share (EPS), dividend yield, dividend payout ratio, and return on equity (ROE), then used simple screens to find growth, income, and value candidates before applying a two-green-arrow technical rule and placing paper trades in thinkorswim. That matters because Schwab is teaching the exact filters many retail investors use when sizing up brokers and financial stocks like Charles Schwab (SCHW), turning classroom concepts into actionable screening and trade mechanics.