Good stock investing courses and books?

Question

Looking for a good course or book to learn about stock investing from thanks :)

Answer 1

There are very few, if any, stock market courses in the Academic world.

Here is some reading material that can get you started in the right direction,

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

Trading For a Living by Alexander Elder

Mastering the Trade” by John Caster

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

The Disciplined Trader by Mark Douglas

Get into the habit of making daily visits to some websites like MSN Money and Yahoo Finance.  (http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp http://finance.yahoo.com/ )

While at MSN following the strategy lab analysts to get a feel for what the pros are doing and why.  This site has some basic information for beginners. If any site offers free information, take it.

Other website that can provide instructions and help with procedures and terminology are

Investopedia - http://www.investopedia.com/  Stock Charts - http://stockcharts.com/

http://www.investorshub.com/  http://www.1source4stocks.com/

Answer 2

The single best general investing book is "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need" by Andrew Tobias.  Read it, re-read it, pay attention.  Seriously.

After you have that base of knowledge, you can move to something more specialized.  You ask about stock investing:  in my view, books are the better way, as opposed to courses.  Generally, if you're taking a course nowadays, it seems the teacher really is just trying to sell his or her "trading method."  Don't bother.

Next, I have found the "for dummies" series a good overview of many different subjects, so check out "Stock Investing For Dummies."

Follow this with Benjamin Graham's "The Intelligent Investor" and "The Essays of Warren Buffett," edited by Lawrence Cunningham.  You might also look at "Use the News," by Maria Bartiromo.

Carefully avoid books by someone who is trying to sell ads, such as on a tv show (i.e., don't bother with Suze Orman books, etc.).  Many "investing book" lists include Peter Lynch's "One Up on Wall Street" and various tomes by Charles Schwab--not really the best way to go, in my experience.

Simply start with the Andrew Tobias book--the single best investing book, period--you'll be well on your way to intelligent investing.

Answer 3

look on internet

Answer 4

Try googling it or going to Barnes and Nobles

Answer 5

Hey Josh,

There are a ton of books out there on investing (and on Warren Buffett -- probably the best value investor out there...), but here are some of my favorites, and ones that I think are worth reading...

The Intelligent Investor - probably one of the greatest books on value investing, written by the master Benjamin Graham - with forward by Warren Buffett

One Up On Wall Street - one of the first books I read on investing, and still one of my favorites.  Peter Lynch gives simple investing advice on what companies you should invest in and what to look for

The Warren Buffett Way - an excellent book on describing Warren Buffett's investment style.  Easy to understand and valuable information

Security Analysis:  The Classic 1940 Edition - for those of you who want more meat in your reading, try Security Analysis.  This is the classic text of value investing, digging into what to look for and beware of in researching companies and buying their securities - both stocks and bonds

Buffett:  The Making of an American Capitalist - this is probably the definitive biography on Warren Buffett - giving you not only an insight into his investing philosophy, but into his life.  A must read if you want to know what makes Warren Buffett tick...

As you can probably tell, I'm an advocate of value investing (finding great companies to invest in, buying them at the right price, and selling them only when they become overvalued...).  These books are a great start of the value investing approach.

Hope this helps, and good luck!