The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Investing

by Kenneth M. Morris, Alan M. Siegel

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing initiates you into the mysteries of the financial pages -- buying stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures and options, spotting trends and evaluating companies. For those who are curious but intimidated by everyday financial jargon, this guide offers a literate, forthright and lively alternative.

Genres: Finance, Business, Nonfiction, Economics, Personal Finance, Reference, Money

155 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Vaishali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for beginners ... but beginners only. Should be required reading for every 15-year old.

[Rafael Santos]

Rafael Santos
7/25/2008

Standard & Poor’s
Guide to Money & Investing


Standard and Poor’s Guide to Money and Investing, is an investment book which describes the basic ways to invest your money. It hits on markets, bonds, stocks, currency, indexes, mutual funds, ETFs, options, futures, and other alternative investments.
The format of the book makes it very easy to read and understand. There are many pictures and diagrams, which provide a break from the amount of information provided. One thing I liked is how frequent they repeat definitions, which help indent the meaning in the reader’s head.
Generally the information is accurate and pretty up-to-date. The book does an excellent job introducing various investment opportunities. It covers general information on each investment vehicle and describes the risk associated.
I was initially dissatisfied with the brochure-like format and all the pictures, I was surprised by its contents and the way the information is presented. Over all I believe this is a great book, for people who are beginners in the investment world.

[Miki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great starter book for understanding stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, futures and the Federal Reserve.

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is much to out dated for it to be of much use. Also It talked about that I still don’t get. Maybe it’s just a hard topic but I was trying really hard to get it. Only the first chapter was helpful to me in any meaningful way. It was a good practice at focusing on what a book is saying and I did get familiar with some investment terms. I think there is much better out there so don’t settle for this boring, confusing book. It’s possible I’m just to stupid to understand and the book is actually really good though.

[Gail Johnson, Ph.D · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is part of a group of books got to teach my daughter when she was nine years old (1997) how to research and purchase Dividend Reinvestment Plans stocks. We read and study the books together. Her first DRIP stocks were McDonalds. The book I have is the first edition (1993).

[Kent · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped me learn everything that I know about investing and has been a priceless wealth of knowledge!

[Tundrorock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book to get the broad high level and get started for those new to investing.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand. Fun pictures and anecdotes. Great beginner book to share.

[Jenni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it for the 90s clip art

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this while on a visit to New York City where I stayed in a hotel located in the Financial District.

This is great book for first time money and investment readers.

Well written and the descriptive pictures make it even easier to understand for someone who knows nothing about stocks and the like. The author breaks it all down and what you get it a basic and quick intro to money, saving, investing, bonds, and much more. The author does not take you deep in but shows more of a surface explanation. It worked for me and I learned a lot. I would recommend this as a beginner's first book to get a feel for the land before reading some of the other intro books out there.
Standard and Poor's has a similar book that you can read to really let it all sink in.

[Marci Stone · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was published over 10 years ago, and I picked it up for $1 at a used book sale and skimmed it that day while I had some time. It has some good basic information about investing and makes it easy to understand.

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually referred to this book while taking a mandatory break during the Series 7 exam. Pretty interesting, for example what money is called in other parts of the world.

[Ro · Rating 5 out of 5]

If money freaks you out. This is a good primer.

[Mark Chaisson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Something a bit more detailed, even for my ADHD mind, may be better.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want to familiarize yourself with the world of Wall Street and money, this book will do it for you as a very quick read.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very handy to get a basic understanding of markets and understand how to read those complicated financial newspapers.

[Troy Kuhn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for anyone that wants to get a quick overview of financial concepts.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great. Short and very informative for someone who never studied finance.

[Smsu Library]

This is a great pictorial guide that can be used by students of finance, marketing and business. This guide is terrific and very user friendly.
NP
Edition is out of print as of 10/16/09 SH

[Frederick Federer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and easy to understand reference book on money and investing.

[Marcus Devin]

$15.95

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Before you put any money in the market, please read not only this but “Where are the Customers' Yachts?” Good luck and good hunting.

[keereads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read

[EAL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Without this book, my financial literacy would be down with Lehman Brothers.

[Brian Hara · Rating 3 out of 5]

These Wall Street Journal guides give a pretty decent overview on a wide variety of topics.

[Bobby Tang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice graphics. Good for reference.
A bit too much informative.