How to Buy Stocks

by Louis C. Engel

Louis Engel and Brendan Boyd, How to Buy Stocks, Seventh Revised Edition, paperback

Genres: Finance, Business, Money, Nonfiction, Self Help, Economics

331 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

Reviews

[Tom Wilson]

The latest version, written by Henry Hecht, still is a good introduction to the stock market.
It was written long before high frequency trading and doesn't talk about hedge funds much but still can teach you a lot about the basics of the stock market.

[Robert]

This book is not about how to pick stocks. It explains corporate capitalization and markets in baby talk for adults who have no prior familiarity with these subjects, which are crucial for developing a greater understanding financing and investing. At that, it is a classic.

[Sailaway]

informative but get the latest edition.

[John Uzzi]

Easy rea, useful info. Some info outdated.

[Stephen Masri]

good introductory book for the novice

[Major Doug]

6th Revised Edition: dated material; good history of the Market - wish I would have read it 30 years ago = what can I have my kids read now that will help them in the future..?

[Dr. Amiruddin Alauddin]

Well wrote and if you still don't know about buying stocks after reading this book, I don't know what more to say.

[Emily]

This book reads like a college text book. It explains all the terms you read, but expect to spend a lot of time studying this book.

[Alex Gleason]

From 1976, this book reads more like a history of US financial markets than its title would imply. Often unintentionally hilarious in regard to the ethics of industry participants.

[Brittany]

Definitely make sure you try to get the latest copy, but if you don't it is a great historical read of the stock market.