I'm interested in learning what affects the ups and downs of a stock price, among other things. I can never seem to find a "Stocks for Dummies" type of thing anywhere.
2006-06-13 04:55:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
I have studied investing for decades. And, two books immediately come to mind. They are both written by Burton G. Malkiel. The first and simpler one is: "The Random Walk Guide to Investing."
If you don't mind a more complex and academic explanation of the whole investment field, he has also written the classic: "A Random Walk Down Wall Street."
Armed with either of those two books, you will know as much ore more than most investment advisers.
2006-06-13 05:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Gaetan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
www.smartmoney.com is a great site to learn about the market (stocks) and the experts (analysts) who advise the public to buy, hold, or sell a stock based on the latest news about a particular company. You should just watch a stock for a month or so to see what the news is, what the CEO is saying about dividends, and how the analysts react to it. After a while you'll get some hints as to what affects the stock up or down. There is a lot more, but I would start there. I hope this helps, bv
2006-06-13 05:24:57 · answer #2 · answered by bv 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree on 1 of the "Random Walks" by Malkiel
2006-06-13 05:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by vegas_iwish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.better-investing.org is a great place to start learning.
2006-06-13 04:58:16 · answer #4 · answered by self.evolved 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try investopedia.com
2006-06-13 05:12:24 · answer #5 · answered by geetar85 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
serch here! :)
2006-06-13 04:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋