Product DescriptionBack and better than ever, If You’re Clueless about the Stock Market and Want to Know More is the ultimate stock-market primer. It’s packed with user-friendly tips, charts, sidebars, pop quizzes, and resources throughout. Amazon. com ReviewIf You’re Clueless About the Stock Market and Want to Know More is the perfect title for this snappy info-guide from Seth Godin, a prolific “book packager” who has developed a number of bestselling personal finance tomes. Aimed at the beginning long-term investor–rather than the day trader wannabe often targeted by today’s investment tutorials–this book covers virtually all the essential techniques and procedures involved in the process, and it does so in a clear and logical manner. It offers helpful explanations for standard practices, such as deciphering balance sheets and income statements, as well as more sophisticated concepts like options, futures, shorting stocks, and buying on margin. There also are good sections on dealing with brokers, formulating an investment strategy, and using the Net to research and trade. Know absolutely nothing about the market’s organization or operation? Godin even provides the fundamentals (“the basic function of the stock market is to provide capital resources for corporations that seek to expand their operations and finance their growth”) and a brief history (beginning with America’s first stock exchange, formed in Philadelphia two years before Wall Street) to get you started. –Howard Rothman
If You’re Clueless About the Stock Market and Want to Know More
These days it’s really hard to find trading knowledge that is practical & simple to understand.
Most of the info outhere is full of the same thecnical analysis jargon that makes you lose a lot of times. Basically most tehcnical trading books tell you the same story but organized in different chapters using different words and charts as examples.
Some places on the web have pretty practical information. One site that I recommend is StressFreeTraders com. They have a pretty clear way for trading stocks with momentum using easy to understand strategies. This is also one place where you can understand why knowing how to approach the rally is critical for your stock trading success.
Rating: 4 / 5
An interesting read for anyone who knows very little about the interworkings of the market and global economics.
Rating: 3 / 5
Picked this up thinking it would be a good intro to the market. I was badly mistaken. You can tell the author knows a lot about the stock market, but he does not know how to explain it to someone new. I do not recommend this to beginners because of the wordage, and also don’t recommend it to more advanced users as it is probably a rehash of what you already know.
Rating: 1 / 5
This book is great for beginners! It is presented in a clear entertaining manner. I went from being clueless to feeling informed, and comfortable enough to jump into the investment world. Investment terminology is no longer intimidating, and the resources the book suggests are exactly what a beginner is looking for.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is a simple, straightforward introduction to the stock market. For the most part it’s good. In some places, however, the writter throws in things like “Otherwise, people would be dumping their stock like the colonists dumped tea into the harbor. ” I had to laugh. In short, I don’t really think Godin is a talented writter, but seems to know his stock market stuff.
Rating: 3 / 5