want to start learning about stocks, where do i begin?

[quantide]

Hello,
I want to learn everything about stocks- how to invest, how to manage, etc.. where do i begin? Any book suggestions?
thanks in advance

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[glen]

Buy an indexed fund.
Hold it.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Stock Market Logic - Norman Fosback

or was that zwieg...

 

[OS]

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[quantide]

i prefer hardcopy material.. its like i have ADD when im sitting in front of my computer monitor

 

[CSoup]

<< i prefer hardcopy material.. its like i have ADD when im sitting in front of my computer monitor >>



Just print it out. fool.com is very good.

 

[b0mbrman]

We've got a course on it here at Cal...you probably have one at your school too...Etrade, Ameritrade, CnnFN, etc. all have decent stuff for beginners.

 

[superfluousmonkeys]

Get a chimpanzee and a typewriter.

 

[alrocky]

You need investment information, not stock information per se. Go to Morningstar.com, Conversations, and Vanguard Diehards for some information. You probably are better off starting off with no load index mutual funds. Eliminating high interest credit card debt is about as good as a 15-20% investment. Do not carry CC debt over from month to month. If you work, you can still invest $2000 for your year 2001 IRA (until April 15, 2002), and $3000 for your year 2002 IRA, be it a ROTH or traditional IRA. If your company has an 401k or similar plan, invest at a minimum to the company match, and generally speaking, invest the maximum allowed. In any event you should save/invest 10-15% of your income. You may wish to hold off on individual stocks until you have at least $5k to $20k in mutual funds.

 

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lol.



<< fool.com >>

 

[Maetryx]

If you're interested in the mechanics of money and investing, then read this book.

 

[krackato]

I can tell you to stay far, far away from anything that Wade Cook writes. He's an idiot.