Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading

I'm new to investing and this is my first investment in that effort. Or maybe I would say best. I purchase another book but it got really dry and went into to much history. To me this book discussed what I need know about, terms, building my investment philosophy, tools/indicators typically used. Over all a easy ready, no complicated, but encouraging. I plan to take the notes from this and move on to the next steps.. The only thing that would make it 5 is if they had a work sheet or template to define strategy and making first trades....oh yeah I recommend Kindle, makes note taking easier

Lots of important info and terms. Great for someone just starting out.

Good explanation of fundamental concepts

I have been trading and investing in the markets for over 30 years. I got this book because my partners and I sometimes teach free classes on the markets, and I was puzzled about a book on the markets having cartoons. I was wondering whether the book might make a good text for our classes. I did not learn anything from this book, but given my own knowledge and experience, I did not expect to. I give the book 5 stars. This is a good book for beginners, people that know little about the markets, trading or investing, but are interested in learning. The book explains market basics, value investing, growth investing, trading, day trading, swing trading, fundamental analysis, technical analysis and so on. I personally was not that impressed with the cartoons, but they may be helpful to some and so I do not count them as a negative. One feature I really liked about the book is that it takes the time as you read to define various concepts and meanings. I also liked the fact this book is full of references to many web sites you can go to for further information (free). I liked that, and I found that several of the web sites referenced in this book are web sites we refer students to in our classes. If you have been thinking about getting involved in the markets and just do not know where to start, I would recommend this book as one of a few good starter books. You should also check out the "for Dummies" series of books, also available on Amazon. On the other hand, if you are an experienced trader or investor, you will likely find this book a waste of time. But it remains a good starting point for beginners, and I would recommend it for them.

The author starts things off by explaining the main differences between buying and selling stocks for the purposes of investing (i.e., buying and holding) versus trading (i.e., making shorter-term transactions), what kind of things you need to understand about these two types of activities (including the risks you're taking), and what kind of tools and analyses you can use to make informed decisions. For readers with absolutely no experience playing the stock market, the author provides suggestions on how to get started risk-free by engaging in virtual or paper trading first using a few recommended websites, or to consider the pros and cons of getting exposure to the stock market by making mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETF) purchases.The author then proceeds to explain what fundamentals and technical analyses are, and how they can help you make better stock picking, buying, and selling decisions.Fundamentals analysis involves sizing up the financial and competitive health of a company based on measures derivable from several years worth of the company's (and ideally, as well as its rivals') balance sheets and income statements. Technical analysis involves recognizing important price movement patterns that may be signaling shorter-termed buying or selling opportunities. As the author explains, both types of analyses can help an investor or a trader make better decisions, but their limitations should also be considered.I thought the book is very well written. The only thing I would suggest to make it even more valuable is to add more material to the fundamentals analysis section. My feeling is that while the several chapters on technical analyses were very interesting and informative, the single chapter on fundamentals analysis could benefit from a more extended discussion. For example, instead of covering just a handful of financial ratios, the chapter can include a few more additional ones that are quite useful to know as well.

Excellent book on Investing & Trading. Very well organised chapters starting from the fundamental knowledge on the topic. All chapters very well illustrated and explained to readers. A must read for people interested in investing and also for people who already invested.

Good book easy read, a good fundamental investing guide.

only basic level of charts are explained in trading part of the book.it helps in choosing companies for investment