Stocks

by Alvin Hall

Book Overview

Now completely revised and expanded!

THE bestselling guide to Getting Started in Stocks

Thinking of getting your feet wet in the stock market, but don'tknow where to begin? Perhaps you've already taken the plunge butwould like to know more about the stock and mutual fund investmentsyou've made? Tens of thousands of investors already know the placeto start is this best-selling guide by Alvin D. Hall, whose dynamicstyle of teaching investment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471177539
• ISBN13: 9780471177531
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An excellent book for the beginner investor.

This well written book gives the beginner investor the information needed to understand investing in stocks.The book goes through setting your goals, assesing your risks and rewards. It teaches you about common and preferred stocks and the basics of buying and selling stocks.There is a chapter on different investment strategies and then the book takes you into fundamental and technical analysis of a stock.Finally the book touches on mutual funds, rights, warrants, and options.All in all this is an excellent book and is one that any beginner investor will learn a lot from.

great beginner book

I had no idea that there where more than one stock exchanges before reading the book. Now I know how to hedge investments using options. the book covers every aspect of the stock market that the novice should know about. I read the book in 2 days because it was written in a format that I could comprehend. I can now amaze my friend with my knowledge of stocks.

Even kids like me can understand it!

I HIGHLY reccomend this book to kids that are interested in stock trading. I have tried to read all kinds of stock books, and this one is the only one that I could understand past the first 30 pages! This book isn't a dumb kiddy book either. It goes into GREAT detail about options, margin trading, and investment strategies. The moment I turn 18 I am on my way to the market! (and you should too)

A no-nonsense, easy to understand book.

For anyone just getting started in investing, this book takes a lot of the mystery out of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc, in an easy to read, systematic approach.

A great book for the beginning invester

The book is well organized. I especially liked the definitions in the columns. It allowed for quick review while going on to the next concept. The glossary in the back is comprehensive.