- ISBN13: 9780764124938
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Product Description
Updated to help readers cope with the unusual number of uncertainties that characterize today?s financial markets, this book is a financial primer that will be of special value to first-time investors, but also enlightening to everybody who currently has a personal investment portfolio. The author provides sound fundamental information in clear language that non-experts can understand. Separate chapters give practical advice on how to select a broker and open a brokerage account, and describe how the stock market operates. Readers learn how to cut through the jargon that fills annual reports and other financial statements. They will find clear explanations of mutual funds, stock options, an investor?s legal rig… More >>
What You Need to Know Before You Invest
Anonymous
February 8, 2010 at 12:22 pm
IT REALLY EXPLAINS IN AN EASY WAY ALL THE BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET AND THE MOST POPULAR INVESTMENTS. IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER, IT SHOULD BE YOUR BOOK.
Rating: 4 / 5
G. Heinen
February 8, 2010 at 1:42 pm
I just wanted to compliment the auothor(s). Don’t need to say much… it has all been said in the other reviews.
It is written in a way that understands what readers will not understand well. It then goes into good detail including simple examples to bring across the point.
Just get the book and everything about stocks will become completley clear. If u read a sentence and it still isn’t that clear, then read the next sentence… it surely will be clear then.
Rating: 5 / 5
Anonymous
February 8, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Rod Davis shows how microeconomic, market and industry concepts interrelate and, eventually, how they affect the net wealth of each individual investor. This book nicely combines the big-picture approach with simple explanation of quantitative indicators/calculations. The stock market will not seem that much of puzzle to you after you’ve read this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
PenName
February 8, 2010 at 4:43 pm
I like the way this book is organized and I like the amount of information in it.
However, I find it difficult to read, maybe its the nature of this subject matter?
As someone who knows nothing about investing, I feel like the language assumed I understood the basic investing vocabulary.
I’m going to get a “for dummies” book first before I try this one again.
Rating: 3 / 5
Beth
February 8, 2010 at 6:18 pm
I used this book in a college class I took on stock market investing. It not only taught me how the market works, but how to make good decisions when I invested. It has helped me to make money in the stock market. I was able to avoid the high tech selloff as a result of my understanding of fundamental analysis. My portfolio returns last year were much better than the market average. Thank you, Mr. Davis.
Rating: 5 / 5