Did you study the stock market in school ?

Question

Did it do you any good ?

Do you understand that value investing is how

the pros like Buffett get rich .

They do not even teach Buffett and Graham investing

except at Columbia U.

Answer 1

There are no courses in the Academic world as part of the school curriculum you have to educate yourself.

Although Buffett has been successful, but he started in an entirely different market, this is not to say you don't buy value, but the buy and hold mentality is getting passe.

The markets are different now then they were, Buffutt never had to deal with hedge fund investors, a larger number of mutual funds or computerized trading.

Here are some books for you to read, yes one of them is a Buffett book but you shouldn't got too hung up on him



The first book you should read is Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Then try some of these

What Works on Wall Street by James O'Shaunessey

Beating the Street by Peter Lynch

One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch

The Warren Buffett Way by Robert Hagstrom

Mastering the Trade” by John Caster

How to Make Money in Stocks” by William O’Neil

Here are some websites that will definitely help you and will give you a good education

http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp

http://finance.yahoo.com/

http://www.investors.com/?tn=top

http://investorshub.advfn.com/default.as...

http://www.thestreet.com

http://www.brokerage101.com/

http://www.1source4stocks.com/

http://www.decisionpoint.com/TAcourse/TA...

http://stockcharts.com/

http://www.grahaminvestor.com/

http://www.thestreet.com/

http://www.morningstar.com/

http://www.dividenddetective.com/

Answer 2

You don't need to study finance or investing at a university level unless you plan on getting a job with an investment firm. All the information you need is available online for free.

Answer 3

Most schools teach nothing about investing (That's a shame)

Most of your education comes AFTER you get out of college.

Here's a good place to start if you want to understand the stock market and investing

http://www.FinancialSense.com

Answer 4

Degree in maths then a master in finance. Although I was not taught the above in school. I took an unusual interest in the stock market (unlike pretty much everyone else) & read all the books & advice I could find. All I can say is "Now who's laughing!"