Are you a stock market beginner? The amount of “civilians” that have become involved in the stock market has increased markedly over the past few decades. So you may be asking yourself “how can I get a cut of the deal and make money investing?” There are many varying approaches to finding businesses that may be worthwhile to invest in, but two basic methods are fundamental analysis or technical analysis. Fundamental analysis involves analyzing companies by their financial statements found in SEC Filings, general economic conditions, business trends and the like.