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jackduffley's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.75
A simple introduction to passive, index fund investing.
sipho_md's review against another edition
4.0
A very short but insightful guide to investing. The authors succinctly and yet comprehensively serve the reader with helpful tools to navigate various types of investment vehicles. This book is a very good read for anyone interested in grasping the basic principles of investment finance. More than that, however, it is a useful "Beginners Guide to (actually) investing."
The main point, if a single one must be drawn, is that investing has been portrayed as speculative when it is in fact a lot more intuitive. The authors argue that "the most effective way to succeed is to deploy your capital throughout the public fixed income and equity markests in a broadly diversified manner designed to capture a global capital market rate of return."
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I would highly recommend it!
The main point, if a single one must be drawn, is that investing has been portrayed as speculative when it is in fact a lot more intuitive. The authors argue that "the most effective way to succeed is to deploy your capital throughout the public fixed income and equity markests in a broadly diversified manner designed to capture a global capital market rate of return."
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I would highly recommend it!
cookiewins1's review against another edition
4.0
It's a very practical book that speaks directly to the point and avoids being wishy-washy. I am still pretty new to investing and found it relatively benefitting to read, especially readers who are more risk-averse. Yet, the jargons were still challenging to understand as they are only briefly explained. Do not expect a thorough explanation of each concept.