How Mutual Funds Work outlines the stock market, the bond market, asset allocation, index funds, variable annuities, tax considerations, and the role of computers. Fredman and Wiles provide a Q&A section with the 100 most important questions and their easily digested brief answers.
This book is a little dated in some ways but the information generally seems sound. Good investing advice lasts a lifetime after all.
It's interesting to see how the authors use examples from previous dips and crashes in the late '80s to showcase some of their tips given how this was published before the 2001 tech bubble, 2008, and now COVID 19.