How to Buy Stocks

by Louis C. Engel, Henry R. Hecht

A new edition of a classic stock market guide offers clear explanations and reasonable and understandable advice on investments, updating information to cover new regulations and new opportunities. Simultaneous. 30,000 first printing.

Genres: Finance, Business, Money, Nonfiction, Self Help, Economics

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

Reviews

[Tom Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The latest version, written by Henry Hecht, still is a good introduction to the stock market.
It was written long before high frequency trading and doesn't talk about hedge funds much but still can teach you a lot about the basics of the stock market.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is not about how to pick stocks. It explains corporate capitalization and markets in baby talk for adults who have no prior familiarity with these subjects, which are crucial for developing a greater understanding financing and investing. At that, it is a classic.

[Sailaway · Rating 4 out of 5]

informative but get the latest edition.

[John Uzzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy rea, useful info. Some info outdated.

[Stephen Masri · Rating 5 out of 5]

good introductory book for the novice

[Major Doug · Rating 2 out of 5]

6th Revised Edition: dated material; good history of the Market - wish I would have read it 30 years ago = what can I have my kids read now that will help them in the future..?

[Dr. Amiruddin Alauddin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well wrote and if you still don't know about buying stocks after reading this book, I don't know what more to say.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book reads like a college text book. It explains all the terms you read, but expect to spend a lot of time studying this book.

[Alex Gleason · Rating 3 out of 5]

From 1976, this book reads more like a history of US financial markets than its title would imply. Often unintentionally hilarious in regard to the ethics of industry participants.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely make sure you try to get the latest copy, but if you don't it is a great historical read of the stock market.