Why exactly did the stock market crash of 1929 happen? what made it suddenly drop so much?

Is the stock market really turning around? Are these gains fundamentally sound? At this pace the Dow will hit 10,000 in a couple of months. Do you think that will happen? Will this uptick lead to more jobs? Note: I do realize that although the markets are recovering nicely, the overall economy is in bad bad shape. Especially the job market.

I know no one can really be an expert on the stock market because its kind of unpredictable. But i want to know everything about it. so like what people have to do to invest, how to tell which stock are good and which stocks are bad, the taxes it comes with, and all that jazz.
Are there any classes i can take? maybe in college or something? I know it will take time but i want to get started. Any help will be appreciated, thank you!

Can a stock broker invest in the stock market? If he/she can wouldn’t he / she have an unfair advantage over other investors?

My family has been thinking about getting involved in the stock market, as in buying stock and making money off of it. But how does the stock market work? and how can we tell what stocks are good to buy. and when to sell. so basically, how do we make money, not lose money?

I don’t know much about the stock market, but wouldn’t it be a good idea to invest some money into a couple of companies for a long term investment? Assuming the company doesn’t go bankrupt…

Your favorites?

Is there any good biographies on key stock market figures or billionaires?

Remember when the Stock Market was a record high of over 14,400 under President Bush, now it never creeps up above 10,200.

Do the math before you blame Bush, and remember before you make a fool of yourselves that the market began to crash when the Dems took control of the Congress, and has dropped ever since.

What are some good Stock stratagies to use in the Stock Market??