BEGINNER INVESTOr?

Im 14 and i have a about $1000 in savings and i wanna know everything i can about investing and the stock market.

can someone kindly point out to me the MOST VALUABLE books i can read. i can read 20 of them just give me a list.


thank you

You should start with
"Stocks for Dummies"
OR "Trading for Dummies"

"Rich Dad, Poor Dad"

You should also go to these free sites:
http://yahoofinance.com

This is a great site for learning about the market and how it works.

Another free site: http://investopedia.com

This site has a complete dictionary of ALL the investmetn terms a trader should know AND many more a trader will encounter.
Believe me, its the ignaorance and simply not knowing what to do and how to do it, which causes folks to lose money in their trading accounts.

BOTH sites are "Knowledge Contributors" on Y! A.

There are other books, but they require a basic understanding of the market and its terms.

Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it!

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Ron Berue
Yes, that is my real last name!

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A lot of investment books are full of emptiness, and do not actually provide you with the information you need to be a successful investor. If you want to learn about the markets and how to invest, I would suggest gaining a firm understanding of the basics by using the tutorials on Investopedia. Some of the articles on the website may also provide some benefit. Once you have a fairly good understanding, I would suggest purchasing the Series 7 study materials. These materials can be purchased used at a fair price on eBay. You may also want to watch Jim Cramer's Mad Money on CNBC at 6pm ET on weekdays. His show is dedicated to beginning investors, and he provides a lot of investment strategies that you may find useful. Before you jump into the market, I would suggest you develop your investment strategy through practicing on The UpDown's virtual portfolio, as it is free and you are not risking real money. Should you outperform the market, you will earn real money. You can also earn real money by writing quality stock analyses. You might want to consider putting your savings in some short-term CD's at your bank for the time being, to gain some interest while the money is not in use. I hope this helped.

Best of luck!

Brendan Prewitt
President, New York Capital Investment Group LLC

Good for you for getting started early, and that is the key,, read read read, you should get all the info you can,, i usually find that books teach the basic pretty well,, like security analysis by buffett, but to really know the current lingo and try and get a good feeling for the market, you need to read current stuff, like daily updates, and recent articles about company events and such,,, i use www.thewallstreethunter.com but many websites out there have similiar stuff

Good luck

Read "Investing For Dummies." A good starter book.

Gabe, you need to learn Technical Analysis. Go to stockcharts.com, then go to Glossary and Public Forum.
My favorite poster is Dr. Joe.

Check out Dr. Joe here:
http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/Favor...