jessb127's review against another edition
4.0
Great introduction to value investing. I appreciated the the inclusion of Danielle’s emotional roadblocks in this process. Money can bring up so many past issues and it’s important to recognize and work through those if you want to make your money work for you. I liked how the process of learning to invest is broken down into monthly practices. It seems manageable and doable and I think I’m actually going to give it a try. As someone who has previously had a negative view of investors and investing, it feels pretty big that this book is helping me change my view and outlook on investing.
nandakandabooks's review against another edition
Writting style felt too much like a memoir and unnecessary personal information inbetween the "Beef" the financial information.
Finance information felt like an advert for her father's books and courses.
While it showed the author's way to invest into stocks she failed in making it attractive to me.
Might return if I want to expand the satellite of my core-satellite strategy. But for now I will stay with mainly investments in ETF.
DNF 20%
Finance information felt like an advert for her father's books and courses.
While it showed the author's way to invest into stocks she failed in making it attractive to me.
Might return if I want to expand the satellite of my core-satellite strategy. But for now I will stay with mainly investments in ETF.
DNF 20%
emilieonthemove's review against another edition
4.0
I am an investing neophyte. Neither of my parents invested in publicly traded companies (as far as I know). Neither of them even had a 401(k) (as far as I know). Instead, they started their own companies and invested in real estate and land. So, I am a total investing neophyte. Reading this book, written by a woman who is also an investing neophyte but happens to have a father who is a value-investing expert, was extraordinarily helpful for me. I've been wanting to find a way to invest my money in a way that reflects my values. So - even though it's potentially more work than turning all of my money over to a roboinvestor or pumping up my 401(k) contributions, I will theoretically have much higher margins of return AND I will be investing in wonderful companies that reflect my values - particularly those of environmental and social sustainable practices. Everybody wins! Now, the book simplifies a lot and I will need to do much more research before I'm fully savvy, but it provides a good year-long plan to get up to a savvy level. And most importantly, it got me excited (instead of scared) about investing!
tabsfchnr's review against another edition
1.0
Lots of good info but it was unnerving trying to learn from this book. I found it difficult to trust Danielle's credibility, given that she had also just come to grips with these concepts. Strange mix between investing education and a narrative of her love life.
theroughdraft's review against another edition
4.0
Ok so if you’re somebody who wants to start exploring “conscious capitalism” and “value investing” or even if you just want to understand common terms surrounding stocks, this is a good starting place. That being said, I remain unconvinced that this is better than my current strategy which is much more in line with Bogle… and can be boiled down to mainly “VTSAX & chill.” Sure I can spend hours outside of work researching companies and calculating my buy rate and 10 cap etc. etc. and I might make money. I might make a LOT of money. I’d probably make a lot of money. But my TIME is worth a lot to me right now, and I can capture returns in the mid-teens through keeping my portfolio in mutual funds and use my free time to spend time with my family. Ultimately, I think this strategy is more for 1) people with generational wealth and/or more “extra” cash flow to spend and invest vs. the average person and 2) people who are OK with taking risks (so: single wealthy people). Research and checklists are obviously helpful but they do not eliminate risk and “events” are rarely predictable and not guaranteed. Not everyone is comfortable with timing the market and not everyone is going to be able to find the next Amazon or Tesla and that’s ok. Ultimately I am more than happy consistently investing in mutual funds and watching my portfolio grow without having to do any of…this lol.
vc456's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Informative, easy to get through and good introduction into investing, with a few emotional moments.
123rsijrcl's review against another edition
5.0
I liked this! Simple and easy to understand.
The Whole Foods bits are a bit strange to read now that its owned by Amazon (much like Goodreads, lol.)
The Whole Foods bits are a bit strange to read now that its owned by Amazon (much like Goodreads, lol.)