Getting Started in Stocks

by Alvin Hall, Don Feldheim (Read by)

Now completely revised and expanded!

THE bestselling guide to Getting Started in Stocks

Thinking of getting your feet wet in the stock market, but don'tknow where to begin? Perhaps you've already taken the plunge butwould like to know more about the stock and mutual fund investmentsyou've made? Tens of thousands of investors already know the placeto start is this best-selling guide by Alvin D. Hall, whose dynamicstyle of teaching investment professionals has earned him themoniker, the "Professor of Wall Street." Packed with new materialon mutual funds, dozens of new real-life examples, andup-to-the-minute information, this thoroughly updated edition willhelp
* Set clear financial goals
* Determine the level of risk you can afford to take
* Evaluate stocks and securities for risks and rewards
* Track market trends for solid, informed choices
* Use mutual funds to diversify and cut risk
* Determine the right proportion of stocks for your portfolio
* Fully exploit international market opportunities

Genres: Money, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 8, 1992

Reviews

[Ellina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Because of the current coronavirus pandemic situation, we all have to work from home and keep social distancing from others, but at the same time it’s an excellent time to read books. I bought “Getting Started in Stocks” at least 10 years ago when I first started working in financial industry. At the time I didn’t have the patient to read this book, but recently I went through my pile of books to reread them.

I recommend this book to anyone who are beginner investors, if you want to learn terminology of financial market and basic investment knowledge, this is a great book for reference. I have to say this book is super easy for beginner to understand. After you read this book, you will be ready to read some more complicated books to enhance your understanding.

What I learned from this book, please see the summaries below:
One of the most important things you can do as a new investor is to set investment goals. Because it helps you to determine what you are going to invest and how you build your portfolio. The first thing I would like to talk about is to assess your risk tolerance. Different people have different risk tolerance, some people are wired in a way that fluctuations in their portfolio’s market value lead to enormous levels of emotional misery...

You can read the whole summary from this link Invest Like Warren Buffett

[Tash · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book. It does a good job of explaining investing in stocks for the layman. Worth owning as a reference guide.

[Bartu Nayci · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book that laid down the foundations of stocks for me. If you want a book to explain everyday terms of stock investing, this is it.

[Carlos Vazquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro que no lo hará vd rico, ni lo promete, pero que sí enseña de una manera equilibrada, desde el pais mas importante en bolsa -de lo cual España está muy lejos y tal vez por eso son tan farragosos los textos en español sobre esta materia- qué son las distintas operaciones que en bolsa se pueden hacer, desde simples acciones a futuros. Ningún tema está tratado en profundidad, pero sí con claridad, dentro de lo que algunos de estos productos, realmente complejos, permite.
Personalmente no he conocido a nadie normal que más bien no haya perido su dinero en bolsa, y no creo que en ello haya mucho juego linpio para profanos, pero sea como fuere, es algo que está ahí y que en España la gente no sabe de qué va.
Pero si, por ejemplo, es vd político y tiene acceso a información prvilegiada, aunque como nos dicen tomandonos por tontos, un diputado tiene un sueldo bajo, evidentemente puede vd rellenar sus ingresos con esa información (y con otras cosas).

[Anton Klink · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having read it quite a number of years ago, I remember liking it, yet I can't seem to remember too many specifics about it. Obviously it wasn't bad, otherwise I would have remembered that, but neither was it good enough to burn a vivid image into my mind, so three stars is probably the fairest rating I can give it.