If You're Clueless about the Stock Market and Want to Know More

by Seth Godin

Book Overview

Explains why companies issue stock, how much it takes to get started, how to value stocks, and what is actually owned in a share of stock. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793125553
• ISBN13: 9780793125555
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Investments: Are they for me? Where do I start?

Seth Godin discusses the stock market and other investment instruments in a serious but interesting and fun manner. The book is written for an audience that has little or no understanding of the investment world. Even though the audience has very little experience, the book accomplishes the task of warning you about the high risk of investing while giving you the knowledge and steps to get started. He discusses how to manage the risk but makes the point clear, there is no such thing as a risk free investment in the stock market. The book is resource rich (identifies needed tools and where to get them) and right on time for the year 2000 market place. It addresses the bull and the bear market. It is a easy read and a great introduction to investing. When you complete the book, you will have a basic understanding of the stock market and how to get started. I highly recommend this book to all beginners and people with light experience or knowledge of the investment world.

If you're clueless about the stock market and want to know m

This is the first book I read before buying shares. My advice is don't buy any shares until you have read this book. I did and made 30% in three months.

If you are a beginner

This is a great book to start out with and read. Seth Godin wrote this book seriously but humouring. This book tells you how the stock market works,tell's you about churning and price manipulation, how much of the pie Uncle Sam wants. This book will walk you through the balance sheet and how to understand them, How to read the stock tables, what the index is about, and so on. This is just a great book and it has helped me open my mind to understanding the stock market. The only down side I could fine is if you don't like a little bit of humour then this book may not be for you. The great side on the humour is if you got sweaty palms like I did the Godin's humour relieve the stress. I learn a lot from this book and you will to.

Start here if your even thinking of investing!

This book is great for beginners! It is presented in a clear entertaining manner. I went from being clueless to feeling informed, and comfortable enough to jump into the investment world. Investment terminology is no longer intimidating, and the resources the book suggests are exactly what a beginner is looking for.

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND STOCKS

I do not enjoy reading, but this book made it very simple to understand the basics of the stock market. It also went into detail about how to read financial statements. It is easy to understand and gets right to the point.