Learn to Earn: A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business

by Peter Lynch and John Rothchild

Book Overview

Mutual fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain the basic principles of the stock market and business in an investing guide that will enlighten and entertain anyone who is high... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684811634
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.4" x 0.9" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Very Old - but mentioned “LIKE NEW”

Not satisfied at all. It’s almost 25 years old. But they mentioned - LIKE NEW.

Peter Lynch Learn To Earn

I was impressed by the content of Learn To Earn and I would buy other CD's of a similar nature.

Awesome for beginners!

My friend lent me this book and I'm so glad he did. I'm a beginner in investing and didn't have a clue about stocks or investing. This book was very concise and clearly written for a beginner investor. I've tried to read other books and either got bored or confused and stopped reading. This one I couldn't put down...so easy to read! I learned A LOT! The chapter on the history of capitalism was also interesting and helpful -- even for someone with a bachelor's in economics. I plan to buy my own copy! Most importantly, it taught me the importance of NOT spending money and investing in it instead!!! AFter reading the book, I stopped wasting money! I plan to read more of Peter Lynch's books!

A must for everyone

Unfortunately we'll have to read through passages where Lynch and Rothchild act like the readers are the 15 year-olds that they originally wrote the book for! There is information in this book that even seasoned investors do not know. Unfortunately it isn't all investment info! Lots of history here, which we really should have been taught when we were entering high school! I would recommend Learn to Earn to anyone. They will learn a lot. If you need to learn how to pick stocks based on earnings, try another book after you are done with this one! By the way, I read where Lynch donates all profits from this book to charity!

Not for anyone else but beginners.

This is an excellent book for young readers and beginners in finance and investments. The first part of the book covers American Economic History. It then goes on to describe the effects of time value of money as well as the historical upward trend of the market. This is very encouraging for those who are skeptics of the stock market. But this book does not cover any valuation models and in lacks depth to its coverage of fundamental analysis. If you are looking to learn more about investing from scratch, here's a good start. But, make sure that this is not the only book you will read in investing.