Books for Beginners and other Investors

Investing for Beginners

This section focuses on Investing for Beginners. If you are a novice to investments, then read on. If you are more advanced search the NAVBAR CONTENTS selections.

As an investor you start with a few basics. Among these are:

Information
Some Investable Money
Time

As you will discover the three items are interrelated.

There are two basic approaches to investing. These are:

Passive or active can apply to you or your money manager.

There are numerous asset classes. Among these are:

Stocks or Equities
Bonds, Notes, Certificates of Deposit and other Credit Instruments
Convertible Securities and/or Hybrid Securities
Options
Futures
Other Derivatives
Mortgages and Mortage Backed Securities (MBS)
Real Estate and/or other Real Property Related Securities
Bullion
Collectibles such as Art, Antiques, and Coins

There are various analytical methodologies. Among these are:

Fundamental
Quantitative, Mathematical or Statistical
Technical
Relative Value or Spreading
Conditional, Expectational, or Probabilistic
Computerized or Black Box

These methods can be used singularly or combinatorially. Some authors may categorize subsets differently.

Trading or investing horizons vary. A few of these timeframes are:

Day Trading
Market Making
Buy and Hold Until Maturity
Buy and Hold
Buy and Rotate (Indexation)
Short Selling
Buy, Sell, Hold, or Go Neutral basis Analysis or Signals

These investment horizons can be used exclusively or interactively.

What is right for you? It depends on your comfort level of living with risk while trying to attain your investment goals. You have to reasonably relate rewards versus risks.

Successful investing is a process of learning while earning.

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The following list highlights some other materials.