The Real Life Investing Guide: How to Buy Whatever You Want, Save for Retirement, and Take the Vacation of Your Dreams While You're Still Young

by Kenan Pollack

Packed with important stuff you need to know, and spiced with real-life stories of "entry-level" investors, cool facts (like the fact that between your 18th and 30th birthdays, you will likely hold an average of 7.5 jobs), and references to rock and pop songs, this hip, "tell-it-like-it-is" guide focuses on the basics of investing, stocks and bonds, mutual funds, short term saving and long term investing. Emphasizing that a person is never too young to think about investing, it includes definitions of important terms and concepts such as return, liquidity, risk, dividend, yield, and the stock market indexes; information on how to research a company, purchase stock, and select a mutual fund; and detailed explanations of 401(k) plans and IRAs.

168 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Ar Rainey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated, but good basics

[Mmiller400m · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would recommend this mostly to those with little or no financial background. A good starter book for the young investor. I did like a section that talked about different savings vehicles for short-term goals. Learned a few things from that.

[Marisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Received this book after graduation. It is a good crash course in investing and budgeting.