Getting Started in Stocks

Version: Abridged
Author: Alvin D. Hall
Narrator: Don Feldheim
Genres: Business
Publisher: Penton Overseas
Date: April 2000
Length: 3 minutes
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Overview

Now completely revised and expanded!
THE bestselling guide to Getting Started in Stocks

Thinking of getting your feet wet in the stock market, but don't know where to begin? Perhaps you've already taken the plunge but would like to know more about the stock and mutual fund investments you've made? Tens of thousands of investors already know the place to start is this best-selling guide by Alvin D. Hall, whose dynamic style of teaching investment professionals has earned him the moniker, the "Professor of Wall Street." Packed with new material on mutual funds, dozens of new real-life examples, and up-to-the-minute information, this thoroughly updated edition will help you:

Set clear financial goals
Determine the level of risk you can afford to take
Evaluate stocks and securities for risks and rewards
Track market trends for solid, informed choices
Use mutual funds to diversify and cut risk
Determine the right proportion of stocks for your portfolio
Fully exploit international market opportunities

Reviews (1)

A good start

Written by Daniel Taibi on August 29th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This is about as informative as reading the glossary on a securities text. It explains what the different security vehicles are and how they are typically used, but there is almost no attention paid to sound investment strategies, or analysis.