How to Buy Stocks

The problem with so, so many investment texts on the market is that the authors of the texts have a clear conflict of interest: read my book, buy my tapes and come to my seminar, and they'll teach you how to make a million dollars. A sucker is born every minute, and the dark scary world of investment books is proof of it. This is the best book on investing, and how to measure value generally, that I've ever read. It's very,... Read Full Review

The eighth edition of this extremely thorough, classic stock market primer has been completely revised. Louis Engel wrote it more than forty years ago, and in this eighth edition, Henry R. Hecht up-dates it for contemporary readers. This critically acclaimed book provides a ground-level explanation of every aspect of the stock market and investing, while also offering savvy investment principles. It provides an introductory... Read Full Review

The world is full of books that claim to teach you how to make millions starting with nothing, in only a few minutes a day. Unfortunately, these books skip over the basics that everyone needs to know about buying stocks. Where can you get those basics? How to Buy Stocks is the source you need.I would suggest that you first read John Bogle's book, Common Sense on Mutual Funds, to determine whether or not you will even want... Read Full Review

This is a book for all times, very well rounded lots of good information. In todays Bull market there are so many disillusioned newbies that think todays market will last forever. The information in this can help you to be a sober investor.

As a beginner in investing, I had a hard time understanding the market terminologies. I did not know how the market works until I found this book. In this book, you will learn the basics of investing; how the stock market works, mutual funds, common stocks, preferred stocks, bonds, options, trading on margin, selling short, how to deal with brokers, and a lot of other topics. One thing that I found confusing is that the... Read Full Review