Complete Idiot's Guide to Investing Like a Pro

by Edward T. Koch,  ,  , et al.

COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE to investing like a pro offers tips and techniques for investors. Covers evaluating investments, tactics for managing risk, explanations of sophisticated investment techniques... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028620445
• ISBN13: 9780028620442
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A great place to begin.

This book is a great place for the beginning investor. In fact, it oughta be required reading for anyone about to get married. It gives the basics on everything from retirements accounts (of all types) to buying a home, to creating your own financial plan, even advice on divorce. Just about any basic information on finances that a person would need can be found here. Someone looking for something a little deeper might do well to skim the book to glean usable info and then to find something a little more specific. As a side note, if you've read this title, skip reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Savvy Investing," as these two books are essentially the same.

Simple Explanations of Effective Investments

Koch and DeSalvo have complied a comprehensive investment guide for the average person. Even those with financial experience who need information in a concise and user-friendly manner will benefit from owning this book. I am not ashamed to own "Idiot's" guides, simply because I have my own area of specialty, and do not have the time or will to specialize in every area in which I have a passing need or interest. This is where this book comes in, because most people don't have time to get a degree in finance or an investment license just to make their money grow.This book covers the basics like investment risk tolerance, investment needs, and then covers ways to make more money available to invest. The authors point out that saving money is a form of tax-free investment. Then the authors discuss stocks, mutual funds, home ownership, saving for college, and reducing taxes. Finally they explore more risky investments like options and futures, as well as providing tips for online investing. The book has a few glossy pages, numerous charts and tables, and a glossary. Overall, I recommend this book wholeheartedly. I knew nothing about investing until recently, and after I got my Series 7 license, I realized that this book had provided me with a strong background with which to begin studying. Honestly, after working with many financial planners, I think this book is probably more useful than many financial planners out there. While it won't make you an expert, it will provide the basic essential information the average beginning investor needs. Read this, and then move on to more advanced books, but all the while, start investing and making money.

D youself a favor, buy this book

I work in finace but really had no inderstanding of investments until i read this book. I found it very easy to follow and able to comprehend. Someone with a little finacial background probably would have been able to grasp it even better. Before you buy a single stock, bond, or mutual fund i highly recomend this book. I must say on the negative side that to truly understand finace you will need further reading, but this is a mandatory first book, and if all that is desired is a basic understanding of finace you could use this as your guide. I reccomend further reading though, for anyone working in finace or who plans on doing alot of investing.

More than you'd think

This book had so much more than I thought it would. I expected it to just explained investings like the stock market. But it explained everything from stocks, bonds, commodities futures and options, CD's, mutual funds, IRA's, mortgages, all types of insurance, creditcards, taxes and so much more. It gave sound strategies for all of these. It also explained simple things that you think you know but don't realy do. Like just saving money is a form of tax free investment. And so many other down to earth and sound advise that realy works. I'll always keep this book near by for reference. I strongly recomend this book to anyone who is trying to streach and invest his money.

Excellent, informative and easy to read.

This book is perfect for anyone wanting to learn more about creating prosperity and building financial security. It's very educational, easy to understand, and has already helped me a lot. I'm telling all my friends about it and highly recommend it to anyone.