What would be the best book to read about investing in the stock market that would help me get started?

Investigate the different investments you have available to you. Make THE BEST investment you can: Invest in yourself - your own education. Once you have that knowledge, no one can ever take it away.

In the beginning â€œnewbieâ€ traders & investors DO NOT INVEST any money. It probably wonâ€™t be long when youâ€™ll feel youâ€™re ready to invest your hard-earned money. Before taking that step, you really should do research about what you are investing in.

You should LEARN HOW:
A] the stock market works. B] to invest in many, many various ways. C] to properly trade
D] Properly manage the money in your trading account.

"Newbie" investors & traders ALWAYS make mistakes. In fact, throughout a person's trading, he/she makes mistakes.

In the beginning, you READ & LEARN about the market & how it works: Read "Investing for Dummies" As you read & do research about the investments you are interested in, sometimes you'll come across a financial or investment term you never heard before.
http://investopedia.com is a free site. Itâ€™s recognized by Y! A as a "Featured Knowledge Partner".

You can usually find excellent, easy-to-understand definitions of many financial & investment terms by going to Investopediaâ€™s dictionary.

It also has a free, paper trading platform. You can set up a virtual account & almost trade as though you were trading with real money.
http://finance.yahoo.com is also recognized by Y! A as a "Featured Knowledge Partner"

THIS IS NOT SPAM: I DO NOT know this man. I am not associated w/ him in any way. I know of him & the wonderful book he wrote. You should invest in a copy of
â€œThe Richest Man in Babylonâ€ by George S. Classon. You can get the book on http://amazon.com
Its easy to read & follow. You can write in it & make notes in it. Simply read five [5] pages of this book - or any book - each and every day.
OR You can leave it on the shelf, on a table or on the floor & let it collect dust.

Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it!

VTY,
Ron Berue
Yes, that is my real last name!

investing for dummies...very good book..gives some good basics and is an easy read.

Beginners guide to investment (investors Chronicle)
See http://www.shareworld.co.uk/beginners.htm

If you're an absolute beginner;
Investing For Dummies
Mutual Funds For Dummies

If you're looking to trade stocks;
I'm giving you some web sites to check out for day traders and swing traders. This will give you a "feel".
http://www.alphatrends.net/
http://www.thekirkreport.com/
http://www.slopeofhope.com/
http://www.tradingwithtk.com/
http://www.thinkorswim.com/
http://www.redoption.com/

Also, some good books to start with are;
Trading In the Zone, Mark Douglas
Mastering The Trade, John Carter
High Probability Trading, Link
Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom, Tharp

Learn the basics of "Technical Analysis" before you read these books. Understand Candlestick Charting, Moving Averages, Support & Resistance, RSI, Channels etc.

There are many great books out there.... Don't read any of them until you've gone through these. Don't ever underestimate the importance of money management, position sizing & trading psychology.

This will take at least a year to get through. Do it and you'll save yourself from many costly mistakes.

Investing is better learned from best investors:

Make sure you get to understand warren buffet and Peter lynch.

Bearkshire annual reports are available on their website and can be best realtime information by Warren buffet.

Books: Title and Author
* The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
* One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch
* How To Make Money In Stocks by William O'neal
* Market wizards 1,2 and 3 - Interviews with America's Top Stock Traders by Jack D. Schwager

Siva K
http://www.tradecommodityoptions.com

The Intelligent Investor by Benajamin Graham and WARREN BUFFET.

That is the only book that Buffet actually helped write, althought many books have been written about him.

Visit this website. It will give you a ton of information for free.

Stocks for the Long Run

by Jeremy Siegel.

It's a book that was recommended to me by a financial advisor from Merrill Lynch. Another gem is Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel. There's plenty of free information out on the net. Read up, make your own opinions, and good luck.

The pursuit of happyness by Chris Gardner and Quincy Troupe.

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