2007-03-27 01:41:34 · 4 answers · asked by sean R 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
The Motley Fools books. These guys are very good at what they do and they offer advice in an easy to understand way. Any of their books are good and you can find them at Amazon.com or any bookstore in your area.
2007-03-27 02:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people love him other hate him but I love Robert Kiyosakis books. He has a few out. I would start with 'Rich dad poor dad' because the books follow a sequence. But you can if you like start with 'Rich dads guide to investing' and then read 'who took my money'. If you do not like Kiyosakis style then I recoment 'The automatic millionaire' by David Bach.
Please do try these books out but go out and read all the books you get advised to read. You don't have to spend a fortune most are available at your local library and the more you read the more you will discover and slowly you will find out your investment style and which author you like. Every one is different and the hard part is discovering who you are as an investor. Once you know that and you find a book that can teach you how to invest in your personal style, you will feel comfortable and that will bring you a greater chance of success. As a final note though do be critical of what you read though, something which sounds good to you may be a load of junk. There are lots of bad books out there... Always discuss what you are reading and learning with people who know something about the topic... that will show you if the book is good or not.
The best piece of advice would be to make a plan so that you know where you want to go and so you can find the best investment vehicles to get you there!!
GOOD LUCK!! and hope you find good, quality books that suit you and will help you achieve your dreams!!
2007-03-27 09:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by erianoillib 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advice from Peter Lynch, best fund manager Fidelity ever had -- Invest in what you know.
Advice from a long distance "18-wheeler" truck driver - Never buy a truck from a car company. I have found this applies to investing also. When a company, very good in business "A", has extra cash and (not following Peter Lynch's advice) invests in business "B" they know nothing about, just to make use of their excess cash, its time to bail out of their stock and/or not buy the new "business B" product.
2007-03-27 09:09:48 · answer #3 · answered by gosh137 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a novice investor, I'd recommend reading books from the Dummies series. Two must reads would be Stock Investing for Dummies (ISBN: 978-0-7645-9903-3) and Value Investing for Dummies (ISB: 978-0-7645-5410-0).
2007-03-27 09:05:08 · answer #4 · answered by M1759 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋