Stock Market Investing for Beginners: Essentials to Start Investing Successfully

by Tycho Press

"This book provides a good foundation for the beginning investor who is setting out to venture in the stock market. It tells you in plain English about the fundamentals of stock market and investment strategies to deepen your investing literacy. If you're looking for good advice on which stock to buy and when to sell it, you can find it in this book."—Best Ways to Invest Money Blog
Investing in the stock market is a great way to build your wealth, but for those of us who aren't professional stockbrokers, knowing what information to trust and where to put your money can seem overwhelming. Stock Market Investing for Beginners provides you with the strategic advice and knowledge necessary to make informed investment decisions. Equipping you with everything you need to take control of your financial future, Stock Market Investing for Beginners removes the guesswork from investing.

Stock Market Investing for Beginners gives you the tools to start investing wisely and successfully,

A Comprehensive Overview covering the fundamentals of stock market investing Strategic Advice on buying, selling, owning, and diversifying Invaluable Tips on building your financial portfolio through stock market investing
“As a financial advisor, I recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn the Wall Street stock market game and build wealth.”—Cheryl D. Broussard, reader and financial advisor

Learn how to make the best of your investment with Stock Market Investing for Beginners.

Genres: Finance, Nonfiction, Business, Reference, Self Help

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 22, 2013

Reviews

[Leah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is waayyyyyyyy back to the basics but it's weird because it dives deep into some aspects like financial ratios. Too beginner for me but hey it says it in the title lol

Discusses indexes, mutual funds, financial ratios, portfolio diversification, general buying/selling stocks, etc.

The best take away that I got:
- By calculating 72 divided by the rate of return you can see how many years it'll take to double your investment. For example with a rate of return of 4% it's 72/4 = 18 years

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very easy to read, the equations in it made it more of a complicated read but the way they were displayed kept the easy reading going.

Describes the markets the key words what to look out for and understand.

Great starter for anyone wondering what goes on in the heads of investors.

The steps to create your own plan are simple and to the point. No fluff here.

[Gater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simply Outstanding

I've never read a book that makes stock market investing as understanding. The information is broken down and linked to perfection. This is a MUST READ for any beginner.

[Em]

Not helpful in the slightest. Made me want to give up my pursuit rather than keep going. The information wasn't very well laid out and didn't give you any real idea of the what terminology meant. Could have been written in Arabic for all the help it gave me.

[Kaitlin Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was hoping for a book that helped me to know what to buy when to buy and when to sell.

This book give a lot of analytical information on what to buy which was a little over my head.

I did learn quite a bit, however and it's worth the quick read.

[Jordan Munn · Rating 1 out of 5]

The info presented in this book is way too scattershot to be of serious use to a beginner.

[Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for the price

Solid basic instructions. I do expect I'll be referring back to this in the future for the guidelines on analysis.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seems like a good place to start just to have some idea of what questions to ask. Short read, worth the time.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I've been reading (at least attempting) multiple other investing books. They start off good, but quickly become too technical. This book is much simpler. It's like having a handy Q & A book on what to do. It wont tell you everything, but it is a nice introduction to investing. It gives you a sense of the concepts and the whys behind each action.

If you're looking for a serious and thorough how-to guide, this isn't it. If you're clueless about investing and need a place to start, then this is a good book for you.

I do recommend taking the book slowly. This way you have time to absorb each of the chapters. And keep it handy for reference. There are some concepts that kept going over my head. I'm already planning to re-read this to fully understand the concepts.

[Lance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very clear, up to date, relevant and useful info in this book. Will teach you how to analyze a stock to determine if it looks like a good investment or not. Also briefly mentions some other investment avenues such as bonds and real estate. Has a few convenient tables and equations that will help you plan out your savings or retirement goals and gives you an idea of what kind of results you can expect from your investments. Covers a lot of basic terminology and basically gives step by step (or click by click) instructions on how to do stock analysis and invest.

It's safe to say that After reading this book you can go from non-investor to a beginner in less than a day!

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s not a long book, yet it can feel really dense, particularly the sections that walked through calculation after calculation.

While I came away with more knowledge about the stock market than when I began, I forgot a lot of it, despite highlighting and taking some notes throughout. There are a lot of math formulas needed to inform investing, which I understand, but the author is making the assumption that the reader will just get it.

I would have enjoyed the book more if it had went beyond tables and formulas and taken a more human approach in the writing.

[Vem Night · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's very technical and I cannot understand quite a number! This book is really good though, delving on the specifics of stocks and all you need to know about it. With my nose bleeding and my head aching, it's kinda hard for me to maximize learning!
Really recommended to those who wants to read about the mechanics in stocks.

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Foundational Start To Investing!

Good book with useful foundational level information on investing. Good intro book for those wanting to learn more about investing. Easy read!

[Alex Halloran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for the newbie as it lays out the real world investor steps for doing the proper due diligence and explains the terms behind analysis. Plenty of example scenarios for stock picking in different industries.

[Rosa Sierra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots to learn

I learned a lot from this one. I definitely have more research headed my way. At least now I have an idea of where to begin.

[Kale Dodson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginners

It's an easy read and really breaks things down to simple formulas for a new investor just getting into things.

[Caroline David · Rating 3 out of 5]

For someone who knows nothing about stocks, I didn't find anything other than terms to be particularly useful. I found myself asking more questions than I found myself getting answers.

[Hidayati · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic.

[Eric Vitiello · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely a basic introduction, but covers the bases. Quick easy read.

[Daniel Nishimwe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

I chose this book to help me with the numbers
I got what I need and more
It was the second best book

[Hussein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good for everyone just starting in the stock markets.

[Zarine Ahmed · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very very informative book for beginners, everyone should read this book at least once before starting learning about Stock Markets

[Perrie D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book!

[Heath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent but dated.

[Trevor Horror · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hoping for more graph reading, but just repeats basics

[Brittany Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic info with complex equations.. made for a bit of a Ying and Yang read.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tycho's Stock Market Investing for Beginners is just that. An excellent, informative entrance for beginners entering the stock market. It's too easy to suck into finance books that promise knowledge, by this title explains the basics, and how to begin building an investment strategy. The best part of this book is that it explains that you're not just investing your money, but also your time, because managing a portfolio takes time. They let you know it shouldn't take your entire day, but it does take some of it, and it's necessary, like anything worth investing in. The processes explained for valuation are basic, and give you an idea of where to start when looking for investment opportunities. It also informs that from there, as you build your knowledge, you'll start finding more ways to evaluate stocks, and build better tools for yourself. I highly recommend this title as your starting point if you're entering into stock investing.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you goodreads for sending me this book.It's fairly concise and gives you a good starting point for picking stocks and investing. Some people enjoy this for a hobby but I'm not one of them. Dislike the research and the math.

[Lisa Scully · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book!

I think it was great was great info. Some info was overwhelming and might require reading twice. I thought the chapter on retirement was most useful.

[Ehsan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too basic to take it serious.