Stock Investing for Dummies 2nd Ed.

Beginner look elsewhere. The "Dummies" reference in the titles is irritating, but I am a fan of this series. The key to understanding any field of knowledge is "big picture first." That's what most Dummies books give us. Not this one, though. A veteran investor will find it aimless. A beginner will......more

It’s very good, but I think that there should have been added a first section that explains the basics like indexes such as DJIA,NASDAQ, S&P 500 etc... and just economic basics like what is a share and how does it work? Why do companies put shares on sale? How and why does a share rise in price? Etc......more

Thought it was a great read, and worth the time of anyone seeking financial independence. Mladjenovic not only teaches the necessary tools for wise stock investment, but financial security and a balanced portfolio at that. I went from knowing nothing about stocks to being a comfortably knowledgable......more

This took sosoosososoosososooooo long to finish because of multiple hiatuses and note-taking but it was WORTH. IT!! There's a whole ton in here so if you want to read it TAKE NOTES because I would not remember anything if it weren't for that. I learned so much from this it went so indepth about anal......more

I certainly didn't feel this book was for dummies. Not that I was clever, but the book is really too overwhelming for a beginner. While the best thing on it was the website references, the clear advice, the big picture. But it was still too much to digest & too long to process. Still the chapters rega......more