Top 4 Recommended Books to Learn to Invest in the Stock Market
This is what a friend once told me:
“I have a financial planner that I send money to every month and he takes care of things for me, which I know will make some people cringe because I know I should be more involved. I’ll be honest and say that the money and the investment have always made me very nervous as I struggle with a lot of the slang and feel stupid and intimidated.
How do you avoid that? Well get investment education. You can follow the books listed here to get acquainted
1.) The smart inverter
Author: Benjamin Graham
Synopsis: Founder of the science of stock analysis, Graham provides readers with the basics of “value investing.” Warren Buffett, noted investor and one of Graham’s former students, provides the introduction.
This book clearly explains two completely different investment styles in great detail. One for everyday people who don’t want to think about their portfolios and the other for people who want maximum returns. There is a basic difference between these two types of people. The bottom line is that the more you research, the better results you will get.
2.) One up on Wall Street
Author: Peter Lynch, former manager of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund (FMAGX)
Lynch is well known for his common sense approach to investing. The key according to him is to focus on what you know. Instead of investing in the latest Wall Street fad, he looks around you. Is there a new restaurant chain that is doing well? Is there a company building a new plant or warehouse in your area? Such information can help you outperform the market time and time again.
3.) Security Analysis: The 1934 Classic Edition
Author: Benjamin Graham
This analysis connotes the careful study of available facts with the attempt to draw conclusions based on established principles and sound logic… Sometimes they are right, sometimes they are wrong…
4.) The Little Book of Common Sense Investing:
Author: John C. Bogle
It’s a good way to secure your fair share of stock market returns.