Investing 101, Updated and Expanded Edition

As a young adult (22) beginning to apply to decently paying jobs for the first time, it seems like the right time to learn the basics on investing. This book was recommended by Universal Class's course on investing. The book is slightly dated by the fact that it uses stock market conditions from 200......more

Started this long time ago (more than 10 yrs) n finally flipped through to the end. It is not a bad 101 guide to people who don't have much knowledge or experience with financial planning, and gives a good overview. Though the content is rather simple and some quite outdated. It's also written with......more

A very good, basic intro to investing. It explains a lot about the different types of investments and helps the reader to set realistic expectations and goals for investing. The book helped me to realize that I needed to rollover a variable annuity IRA that should have been performing a lot better t......more

I think the book provides some basics, but as a beginning investor I was still left with some questions. I think this is for someone who has some knowledge of investing, not someone who is just starting to build a foundation of knowledge about investments. At times, I was just reading the book witho......more

Easy to read, easy to understand, and full of good information. Even though I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable on the topic of investing, it was very good to read a book like this that filled in the gaps. The biggest thing for me in this book was understanding how to start the evaluation proces......more