The Motley Fool Investment Guide: Third Edition: How the Fools Beat Wall Street's Wise Men and How You Can Too (An Investment Guide for Beginners)
About this product
A completely revised and updated edition of an investing classic to help readers make sense of investing today, full of “solid information and advice for individual investors” ( The Washington Post ).
Today, anyone can be an informed investor, and once you learn to tune out the hype and focus on meaningful factors, you can beat the Street. The Motley Fool Investment Guide, completely revised and updated with clear and witty explanations, deciphers all the current information—from evaluating individual stocks to creating a diverse investment portfolio—making investing more approachable for beginners.
David and Tom Gardner have accessible investing ideas for you, no matter how much time or money you have. This new edition of The Motley Fool Investment Guide is designed for today’s investor, sophisticate and novice alike, with the latest information on:
-Finding high-growth stocks that will beat the market over the long term
-Identifying volatile young companies that traditional valuation measures may miss
-Using online sources to locate untapped wellsprings of vital information
The Motley Fool rose to fame in the 1990s, based on its early recommendations of stocks such as Amazon, PayPal, eBay, and Starbucks. Now this revised edition is tailored to help investors tackle today’s market. “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” ( Chicago Tribune ). Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say the book is easy to read, informative, and useful for beginners who want a simple introduction to investing. However, some readers think the examples and details feel outdated, and a few say it is too wordy for modern use.
Goodreads readers are broadly positive, calling it a strong basic investing book and a helpful reference for novice investors. Several reviews on Goodreads and Amazon mention that the core principles still feel timeless even if parts of the book are dated.
Other sources, including a Boston Fed book review and a New York Times review, describe it as entertaining, stimulating, and practical for readers without much finance background.
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Specifications
| Topic | Investing |
Product Details
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | September 5, 2017 |
| Edition | Reissue |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 304 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1501155555 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1501155550 |
| Item Weight | 11.5 ounces |
| Dimensions | 6.13 x 0.7 x 9.25 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #172,653 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #38 in Mutual Funds Investing (Books) #86 in Online Trading & Investing #282 in Stock Market Investing (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (694) |
