what is the best book on stocks?
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hard to give you one. check out bobbrinker.com favorite books for a great list of books.
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i think the best place to go for investing is "jim cramers real money". I read this book and it is very helpful. It's definitely a great place to start.
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Those are good and so is Businessweek and CNN's.  The MarketWatch Virtual Stock Exchange game site has some very good research tools.\n\nThen the exchanges have some resources for you as well.
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try those\n\nhttp://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/market/top10industries.asp\n\nand\n\nhttp://news.morningstar.com/QuarterEnd/Q22004BestWorstStocks.html
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Check out Peter Lynch's "Beating the Street" -- It's a great book.  Basically, when you are buying a stock, you are buying part ownership of a company.  Lynch recommends that you keep this idea in mind, and put your money in companies that you know to be high quality.  Are you a computer geek?  If so, you'll probably know which Internet stocks are more promising than the average person, etc.
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Go to Amazon.com and find beginner's stock market books that have the highest customer ratings that based on their description, will teach you what you want to learn.\n\nThen find the book or books at your local library.  If they don't have the books you want, many libraries can borrow them for you from other libraries that do have them.  They will get them for you and loan them to you.\n\nWhen you return the books, they'll return the books to the libraries they got them from.\n\nGood luck!
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I don't think Ben Graham's advice is at all antiquated.  It is actually the principles that apply across time.  But, there are a few other books you could add on.  I'm fond of Peter Lynch's "One Up On Wall Street" and more recently, Jeremy Siegel's "Stocks for the Long Run".  I know Siegel has a newer book out too, "The Future for Investors", but I haven't read that one yet, so I can't recommend it yet, but I suspect it is also valuable.  They should all be available at amazon.com
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READ! You would be surprised at the volumes of information at your local library. And if they don't carry a particular book, you can get it through the Interlibrary Loan Service.\n\nBeginner’s Books on Investing\n\n"Which Is Better, Buy-and-Hold or Market Timing?" \n\n"Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Market Timer\n\nThe Beginner's Bible in Technical Analysis is:\nEdwards & McGee"Tech. Anal. Of Stock Trends"\n\nDroke, ClifTechnical Analysis Simplified\n\nKahn, Michael N.Tech. Anal. Plain & Simple\n\nKamich, Bruce M.How Technical Analysis Works\n\nLefevre, EdwinReminiscences of a Stock Operator\n\nLofton, ToddGetting Started in Futures\n\nLowenstein, RogerBuffet (Warren)-The Making of a Capitalist\n\nO'Neil, William J.How to Make Money in Stocks\n\nOz, TonyHow to Make Money From Wall Street\n\nRotella, Robert P.Elements of Successful Trading, The\n\nSchwager, JackStock Market Wizards\n\nSchwager, Jack D.New Market Wizards\n\nSperandeo, VictorTrader Vic-Methods of a Wall Street Master\n\n\nCheck out this news story: Six strategies for a new bear\n\nhttp://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=mktw&guid=%7B6E08848C%2DD6D3%2D4652%2D9CD3%2DE518AEEAE3FE%7D&column=Paul%20B.%20Farrell
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I think mid cap stocks offer the best value.  But to see if the stocks are over valued on a individual basis you'll need to use stock valuation models.
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Check this like out: http://www.indiahowto.com/what-are-stocks.html\n\nHere you will get all the basics of the stock market. It is written in a very practical way such that you can use the info!\n\nCya
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Your question is only eight words long, but the answer to it could fill a book... and has... many times.\n\nThere are many great books on there about Finances and money.  I would highly suggest Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad."  Especially if you are still young.
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Think and Grow Rich, Napolean Hill.\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0449214923/sr=1-1/qid=1137111500/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0168774-3443901?%5Fencoding=UTF8\n\nBag the Elephant, Steve Kaplan\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1885167628/qid=1137111547/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-0168774-3443901?s=books&v=glance&n=283155\n\nReal Money, James Cramer\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743224892/qid=1137111607/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-0168774-3443901?s=books&v=glance&n=283155\n\nAfter reading those three you will recognize opportunities, form winning business models, and be on your way to earning real wealth in business.
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Diversified stocks is the fastest, but the most risky.  Most people try a mix of stocks and bonds.  The more risk you are willing to take the more stocks.  Buying mutual funds is usually best.  I like vanguard.com and fool.com for advice.  Fool.com is somewhat tongue-in-cheek
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Frankly, if you are asking people for favourite stocks, then I think it is time you take a step back and improve on your financial literacy and investment education before you attempt to invest in anything. \n\nWho in today's dynamic society can guarantee that starbucks will last forever or at least until you retire? Who in today's dynamic society can guarantee the survivorship of any companies and hence their stock for 50 years until you retire? Who in today's dynamic society can guarantee that the stock market will not crash when or just before you retire? \n\nListening to free, off the street advice is an expressway to disaster and there is never one "God-Given-Sure-Shot-Highway-To-Freedom" Stock. \n\nRemember, just buying stocks and holding on does not make you an investor and does not guarantee you a nest egg... your nest could break faster than you expect and will hardly last your lifetime if you do not have any investing knowledge.\n\nIf you want to just invest monthly and forget about it hoping that someday in the future you will have enough to retire on, then you probably want to look at some investment linked endowment plans with a financial planner instead. The stock markets is no place for amateurs with completely no knowledge.\n\nRead more good books and articles on investments to expand your vision and horizon before you decide to go deeper into the subject. For some of the best investment books that I have ever read, please visit http://www.bestoptiontradingbooks.com and for some of the must-read investment articles that I wrote personally, please visit http://www.mastersoequity.com/articles.htm\n\n\nHope these information helps and good luck on your journey to financial excellence.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.mastersoequity.com\n\n\n\n\n.
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Lawrence Macmillan.  Options as a Strategic Investment.\n\nThe revered bible.\n\nBut before investing in this weighty tome, why not check out the education sections of the options exchanges:\n\nwww.cboe.com\nwww.888options.com (the clearing corporation)\nwww.m-x.ca (the montreal exchange, has the best discussion of "the Greeks" - deltas, thetas, gammas, rhos - that options traders sooner or later need to learn)\nwww.ivolatility.com - for a volatility calculator\nalso the international securities exchange, the boston exchange, the amex
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fidelity and morningstar are both good to research fund and stock
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"A Random Walk Down Wall Street" would specifically address your needs with regard to math.  "A Random Walk Guide to Investing" is a good book and would suffice for most people, but wouldn't have the emphasis on math that you desire.\n\nPersonally, I like "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need" by Andrew Tobias.  It too is a little lighter on the math than I think you'd like, but it gives a very good overview of the different kinds of investment vehicles available and what the risks vs. rewards are for each.  Of course, all the math in the world won't help you determine what your risk tolerance is; formulae can only get you so far.  This book helps you determine that, and risk tolerance is to a large degree what you should base your financial decisions on.