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Recommended books???
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:15 am
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:15 am
What are some good books that you would recommend to someone getting started with buying/selling stocks on their own? I have a business degree so I have a basic understanding of financial statements and financial ratios, but I'm not very confident in interrupting the data and investing on my own. How to determine if a stock is undervalued, overvalued, etc.
Any info is appreciated!
Any info is appreciated!
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Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:17 am to Jason9782003
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
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Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:17 am to Jason9782003
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin LeFevre
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb
Anything by Bogle who founded Vanguard
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb
Anything by Bogle who founded Vanguard
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:21 am to Jason9782003
In my opinion, you're not a stock market investor unless you've read The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham.
Read that one first. Then check out One Up on Wall Street or Beating the Street by Peter Lynch. Lynch's quick methodology of basic fundamental analysis as outlined in Ch. 13 (if my memory serves me correctly) of One Up on Wall Street is second to none, at least in terms of the basics. But as that book is a little outdated, you may prefer Beating the Street.
As for short-term trading, nothing beats Toni Turner.
Read that one first. Then check out One Up on Wall Street or Beating the Street by Peter Lynch. Lynch's quick methodology of basic fundamental analysis as outlined in Ch. 13 (if my memory serves me correctly) of One Up on Wall Street is second to none, at least in terms of the basics. But as that book is a little outdated, you may prefer Beating the Street.
As for short-term trading, nothing beats Toni Turner.
This post was edited on 3/11/10 at 11:22 am
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:24 am to RedStickBR
Thanks! The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham was coming up a lot in my google search. 
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:27 am to Jason9782003
Any book about or by Warren Buffett.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:30 am to Jason9782003
Yes, Buffet was actually a disciple of someone, and that someone was Benjamin Graham.
Warren Buffett describes The Intelligent Investor as "the best book about investing ever written" in that book's preface.
Warren Buffett describes The Intelligent Investor as "the best book about investing ever written" in that book's preface.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:49 am to RedStickBR
Got these recommendations the other day from someone who knows what he's talking about, but I haven't read them yet.
"The little book that beats the market"
"You can be a stock market genius"
"Essays of Warren Buffet"
"Margin of Safety" by Seth Klarman (This one is ridiculously expensive, might want to find a digital copy)
For someone young, I would really suggest Alan Greenspan's "The Age of Turbulence". It's historical references have kept me in a lot of conversations with older people and that always impresses.
"The little book that beats the market"
"You can be a stock market genius"
"Essays of Warren Buffet"
"Margin of Safety" by Seth Klarman (This one is ridiculously expensive, might want to find a digital copy)
For someone young, I would really suggest Alan Greenspan's "The Age of Turbulence". It's historical references have kept me in a lot of conversations with older people and that always impresses.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 12:04 pm to TheHiddenFlask
Yes there are a few that you absolutely must read, even if only just to survive a conversation at a cocktail party with a bunch of financial big wigs, but really the correct answer to the OP's question is, "Anything and everything you can get your hands on."
Your recs have been added to the top of my To-Read list.
Your recs have been added to the top of my To-Read list.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 12:14 pm to RedStickBR
I decided to start with these three:
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
The Essays of Warren Buffett
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Posted on 3/11/10 at 12:27 pm to RedStickBR
quote:
the correct answer to the OP's question is, "Anything and everything you can get your hands on."
That.
It's been one of the biggest pitfalls of the CFA for me.
My personal reading time is limited to TD.com
Posted on 3/11/10 at 12:36 pm to TheHiddenFlask
Yeah, law school doesn't exactly make chipping away at the pile of extracurricular books on the desk very easy either. 
Posted on 3/11/10 at 2:27 pm to RedStickBR
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RedStickBR
All good choices. Anything by Graham and Lynch is worthwhile.
I'd like to add Warren Buffett's letter to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway's annual report.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 3:44 pm to Jason9782003
This one's a great place to start.
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