Stock-market

Gann methods presented in a simple readable format.
Good start for an avid Gann student.

This book is written well enough to be used in a college course on the stock market. I cant say its helped me make money in the market with all the problems that have come about recently. This book will teach you enough about the technical side of stock trading, but not about managing a portfolio of stocks and mutual funds.

I had no idea that there where more than one stock exchanges before reading the book. Now I know how to hedge investments using options. the book covers every aspect of the stock market that the novice should know about. I read the book in 2 days because it was written in a format that I could comprehend. I can now amaze my friend with my knowledge of stocks.

This book was an easy read to learn the basic terminology. And it's a nice reference book with a good "stock" glossary at the back of the book. After this, you'll be ready to read something a little for philosophical like Peter Lynch's masterpiece "One Up On Wall Street".

The book is really basic in nature and tries to cover what the title conveys. I am disappointed that the math involved in most futures and options is not even touched upon (it could have been even without calculus). There are plenty of other books out there that do a much better job in introducing futures with math.

I've read many futures trading books and I think this is "the" best book for beginners. The language is easy to understand and the author explained things step by step in a very organized matter. If you ever consider learning about futures, this is the book you have to read. I still use it as reference and it's one of my favorite books.

Thank you Todd Lofton. I cannot tell you how relieved I was when I read your book. Having to learn an awful lot about futures trading for a new job fairly quickly, this book was a godsend. I first learned about it from a "strong buy" recommendation at tradingmarkets.com. Between the two, I have made my boss a very happy camper.

Get ready to take any book with "How to Buy Technology Stocks" in the title OFF your bookshelf and get ready to replace it with books like this one. You'd be crazy not to. And when you read it, you'll also get great advice from the author about the foreign market investment strategies you'd be crazy not to adopt.

This book satisfies its promise of being a clearly-written introduction to investing in overseas markets. I've read a lot of investing books recently which claim to offer contrarian investment strategies that will allow you to beat the market by going against the crowd. No other book has made it easier to understand how country funds operate, where they are traded, and what your best choices will be.

This book delivers sound and practical advice, but still manages to keep the reader entertained through the use of humor and analogy. I liked it because it appealed to my common sense with just the right blend of technical language and simple terminology. It should appeal to investors at just about every level. I haven't seen many books on this topic (which is sure to become a hot one)...but I expect the style and clarity of this book will make it a standard item on the smart investor's bookshelf.

I was curious about the nearly unanimous 5-star rating given this book by other reviewers. After picking up a copy from Amazon and reading it, let me join the chorus with my own 5-star rating! What a find! Murstein seems to cover nearly everything you would want to know about the market in a succinct and humorous manner, remarkable for a volume of only 350 pages. Of particular and topical interest: it has been published recently enough to discuss the impact of the Enron scandal and how investors should approach the market in these times. It is scholarly without being stodgy. Murstein evaluates the great variety of strategies, schemes, systems and newsletters out there with a very critical eye. He names names and doesn't pull any punches. While the book is oriented mainly toward the individual securities investor, he does have a useful section on mutual funds (my special interest). There's one outstanding chapter near the end (alone worth the price of the book) called "Maxims, Adages and Suggestions" - over 70 of these, many of which are very useful. One last word: I'm familiar with and rely on the Lynch and Zweig investment books; the Murstein volume beats them both hands down!

This book is a must for every serious investor. It is informative and based on research findings, but humorous and easy to read. I especially liked the chapters showing that serious individual investors can outperform professional money managers, and how to do it.

Finally! A book every individual investor can understand and use immediately. Murstein is both lucid and witty. His analyses are scholarly but clearly presented. Practical? Check his chapter on a rational approach to selecting stocks. My own investment strategies will never be the same. Professor Murstein, where were you when we needed you at the beginning of our investment rollercoaster?

I rate this book highly based on Ms. Stavs' explanation of the terminology in the stock market, i.e. BETA, Wow, I finally understand what it means.

I love the simple way in which she explains, PE, etc. and how she adds simple examples and explanations to figure it out.

She gives you the tools, their explanations and formulas as to what to look for in a stock and how to go about making that decision. I think it is a great book for those of us who have just recently entered the market.

Though I do not agree 100% percent with everything she states (i.e. selling because a stock drops 10% of your purchase price I believe would be costly).

I am a long term investors and not a day trader or a person interested in making a quick buck. I am in it for the long run (retirement). I believe a good solid company should not be sold just because it has hit hard times, if its product is solid and there is a market for it and it has a solid foundation.

One should read several books on the subject and take the best from all and,most importantly make decisions based on ones on research. I think Ms. Stav makes that perfectly clear that her rules and explanations do have exceptions. One must use commons sense.

This book will give the novice a great insight into how the professionals decipher the stock terminology and amply them to a company.

I also highly suggest books by Charles B. Carson.

Having read the book, I am at a loss to understand the negative reviews given by some so called readers. There seems to be a common agenda among them. I have followed the plan of finding new leaders in the market and reading the graphs. I subscribe to the Investors Business Daily and they follow a similar plan. Only they say to get out of a stock when it goes down 7 or 8 percent. I have lost lots of money by NOT FOLLOWING this method. Now I cut my losses and also make money by following the information I read about in Get Your Share. And it was fun to read and understand. I even bought the book for both of my son-in-laws who really loved it. It takes the mystery out of how to get into the market and finally learn how and when to buy and when to get out of the market with a profit. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to make a profit and cut their losses to a minimum. This has helped me be in charge of my own portfolio and not turn it over to a "stockbroker".

I couldn't believe how Wall Street has made understanding investing so complicated, when it's not.

Julie has taken a so called difficult subject and made it really simple to follow. In fact, as simple as 1-2-3 and A-B-C.

Now I can talk the Wall Street lingo with the Big Boys, while laughing all the way to the bank.

Thanks, Julie.

A Garden Carried in the Pocket by Edith Nisberg is a delightful story about Russell and Joy, two teenagers on a quest to understand the volatility of the stock market.

Ms. Nisberg has an incredible ability to navigate the reader through the perplexities of the stock market by presenting its components through the eyes of the inquisitive main character, Russ. Russ and his sister, Joy, decide to use the money that their grandmother gave them in order to buy 100 shares of Latitude and Longitude, a brokerage house that they encounter after pressing a magical elevator button that leads them to the company's location, the North Pole. Their hopes are soon dashed when they discover that shortly after their investment deal is made, their shares originally priced at $1.00 are now worth only 2 cents a share - a significant loss of $108.00.

Russ and Joy's initial despair turns into hope as they master a plan to not only get back the money that their grandmother gave them, but to also benefit other college-bound youngsters. Their plan entails marketing Latitude and Longitude's latest book with one twist - those who find the picture of the four-leaf clover in the back of the book would be entitled to 100 shares of Latitude and Longitude. Moreover, the profits would be earmarked to go into a college scholarship fund. Therefore, Russ and Joy set out on their dream endeavor. Their father, initially dubious about the execution of their plan, finally agrees to contact his good friend, Mr. Flound-Ar, the president of the publishing company of Latitude and Longitude. (Their mother also has an active role since she is on the Board of Latitude and Longitude.) After negotiating the advertisement at school and on the web, the responses for the book begin to pour in. As planned, a young person from every continent wins 100 shares of the company, thus providing a source of money for the college scholarships.

As in the real-life situation, Russ and Joy discover that the profit from their plan is not instantaneous, but slow and gradual. However, they learn the true lesson that "the stock market is not an exact science" (p.58)

This book is a useful and fun guide for readers of all ages who wish to learn about the stock market. Enjoy!

The book has an excellent story and offers important information about Wall Street and the stock market for young people. I highly recommend it. There are additional activities at the back of the book for young people to indulge in.