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"Chicago Tribune" If you've been looking for a basic book on investing in the stock market, this is it...The Gardners help empower the amateur investor with tools and strategies to beat the pros.
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Very good introduction to investing done in a readable style. I had to buy a second copy because I lent the first one to my girlfriend and she has no intention of giving it up!
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This book is perhaps one of the most honest approaches to investing. Anything more is too sophisticated, full of spin, and motivated by other marketing schemes. I feel that this book has none of that, and is purely informative as it cuts through the sophistry of "get rich quick" manuals. Also, the Gardner brothers are very well read and possess great understanding of the philosophical and the practical aspects of the investment world.
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The Motley Fool is easy to read, simple to understand and amusing. Yet, the more I read, the more uncomfortable I became. First, it is clearly written for the person with little or no investment experience and no business or economics background. That would seem to limit its audience. I felt at times like I was being talked down to, that this book was not for me. Second, the book gave good advice in some areas - Part II on mutual funds is probably the best. When it reached Part VI on shorting stocks, normally a very risky strategy, I became concerned for the newer investor. In addtion, this book would be more useful if the authors gave some guidelines on how much of one's portfolio should be invested and percentages for using these different approaches. While I say "bravo" to their attempt, I am concerned that what I call The Misconception Stall (making decisions based on incomplete or misleading assumptions) and The Communication Stall (not having the message heard or understood the way it was meant) run rampant here. For example, as companies move with their seasonal or industry cycles, different investment approaches are warranted. Dividend models tend to bring in value players and "bottom fishers" who are there because they are not expecting growth in the stock. Is this where you want to be? Also, there are actions companies can take, such as buying back shares at the bottom of a cycle and issuing shares at the top of a cycle that can result in more rapid stock-price growth than any of these approaches. I hope in The Gardner's next book they will address these issues more "fooly"! Also, new investor would find it very helpful to have a list of questions they should ask the company they are about to invest in. There is no substitute for asking the right questions.
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A simple and great book.
This book is just great. One of my friends recommanded this book to me and when I began reading it, it was hard to put it down. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 1999
perfect book for the beginner to the advanced investor
most people i know, have no strategy when it comes to their personal investing. they just buy a few mutual funds, and big stocks like msft,yahoo, and disney. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 1999
great for long term investing
very easy to read, explains why not to do things, and gives easy ways to pick high yield, high growth stocks
Published on 23 July 1999
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Published on 25 April 1999
Simply the best book on investing there is
No gimmicks here. The Gardners have written an intelligent yet legible book that puts Investing for Dummies to shame. Read more
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Excellent introduction to the novice investor
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Published on 5 Mar 1999
A Great Book
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Published on 28 Feb 1999
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