What You Need to Know Before You Invest: An Introduction to the Stock Market and Other Investments

by Rod Davis

Book Overview

Updated to help readers cope with the unusual number of uncertainties that characterize today's financial markets, this book is a financial primer that will be of special value to first-time... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764110020
• ISBN13: 9780764110023
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

The best way to explain it all.

I just wanted to compliment the auothor(s). Don't need to say much... it has all been said in the other reviews. It is written in a way that understands what readers will not understand well. It then goes into good detail including simple examples to bring across the point. Just get the book and everything about stocks will become completley clear. If u read a sentence and it still isn't that clear, then read the next sentence... it surely will be clear then.

It all fits together like never before!

Sallie Mae, Freddie Mac, Investment grade, junk bonds, Moody's, averages, indexes, up-tick, supply and demand, coupons, convertibles, mutual funds, inflation, corporate structure, IPO's, OTC, volatility, types of trades, derivatives, financial statements, etc. This book has everything. It is perfect for somebody who has started to dabble in stocks and is looking to become a little more sophisticated. I will read this book multiple times and keep it as a desk reference. Everything is so organized right where you need it! It even gives you a few sentences of background to give you a feel for why things are the way they are. It explains where things got their names from. It is a GOOD BOOK.I would not recommend this book for a total novice. It might be a little too much. But for somebody who has seen all these terms banging around for a while, this clears stuff up so much. The organization is amazing. It just all fits together like never before.

NICE BEGINNERS BOOK ON INVESTMENTS

IT REALLY EXPLAINS IN AN EASY WAY ALL THE BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET AND THE MOST POPULAR INVESTMENTS. IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER, IT SHOULD BE YOUR BOOK.

Clear, easy to understand and extremely helpful

Rod Davis shows how microeconomic, market and industry concepts interrelate and, eventually, how they affect the net wealth of each individual investor. This book nicely combines the big-picture approach with simple explanation of quantitative indicators/calculations. The stock market will not seem that much of puzzle to you after you've read this book.

I made money

I used this book in a college class I took on stock market investing. It not only taught me how the market works, but how to make good decisions when I invested. It has helped me to make money in the stock market. I was able to avoid the high tech selloff as a result of my understanding of fundamental analysis. My portfolio returns last year were much better than the market average. Thank you, Mr. Davis.