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Jan 07, Elizabeth rated it liked it. It was fine, but often read as a commercial for their website. It also didn't convince me to ever try picking individual stocks -- in fact, it reinforced my belief that passive investing is really what works best for me.
I'm sure beating the market is very gratifying, but I'd rather spend my free time hiking, reading, and hopefully, one day w I pulled The Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio: I'm sure beating the market is very gratifying, but I'd rather spend my free time hiking, reading, and hopefully, one day writing again.
Still, I'm glad to at least know the basics.
Dec 25, Roy Wang rated it liked it Shelves: The is an easy-to-read primer on stock investing and portfolio construction best suited for newbies and intermediate-level investors. Overall, the explanation was solid, the writing style held my attention all the way through, and the authors covered all the bases pretty well. Plus, their suggestions are distilled from over 2 decades of successful and not-so-successful stock investment experiences, which should help readers avoid the most common and dangerous mistakes.
Ironically, to the naive The is an easy-to-read primer on stock investing and portfolio construction best suited for newbies and intermediate-level investors. Ironically, to the naive absolute beginners, using the authors' Motley Fool services and newsletters might just result in excessive stock trading and futile obsession over finding the "perfect" stocks.
So stick to the book's advice, but think twice before adopting the authors' paid services. May 04, Kathryn rated it liked it Shelves: This book is pretty involved - I think it tries to appeal to too many audiences, from beginners to advanced investors, and ends up becoming either underwhelming for advanced investors or overwhelming for beginners. This is a good book if you're super hardcore into investing, and can dedicate a lot of time to it. Otherwise, there are definitely better investment books out there. Dec 09, Fred Tyre rated it really liked it.
I liked a lot of the things mentioned in the book, but didn't like some of the sales pitch chapters. I guess I'm not foolish enough. May 12, Geoff rated it it was amazing. A very good, high level book on the theories on investing in stocks. This is a little dated now, but still has excellent tips and insights. Apr 06, Vignesh Kannan rated it really liked it. Good introduction book to stock market investing.
Sep 30, Joe Fields rated it really liked it. While I realize the time-sensitivity for something such as stocks, it seems from the multiple Motley Fool sites listed and newsletters to sign-up for that it's more of a baiting system designed to pay for services from the Motley Fool. That the only reason for loss of a star, a 5 otherwise. Very informative and smartly breaks down different segments and strategies.
Jun 08, Alex rated it liked it. The book provides a lot of the basics of what you need to know to start investing in stocks and an appendix with the basics of mutual funds. With that said, it's an easy read, even for those bored by stocks. But I found the interminable self-promotion of the Motley Fool website to be a little frustrating. Part of su The book provides a lot of the basics of what you need to know to start investing in stocks and an appendix with the basics of mutual funds.
Part of successfully investing is learning to lessen the impact of fees the authors state this directly - subscribing to the services they hawk can be thought of as equivalent to fees, money that could have been better placed in investments. They might argue that the marginal cost of their services will surely benefit savvy investors, but who needs constant updates, when they also advocate that any stock purchase should be for a five year minimum?
They further advice that when everyone is down on a stock is probably when you want to jump on board. But this would be the opposite of following the advice provided by CAPS, and possibly by their newsletters, which are surely widely read by investors. The best advice given was to start investing in stocks, because in the long run there are no better options duh , but to also keep in mind that the stock market is irrational, and that it's possible to profit off that irrationality.
I've learned how from the book Jun 25, Richard Stephenson rated it really liked it. From a newbie's perspective, this book is a great take on a general feel for investing in the Stock Market. From asset allocation, mutual fund tips, general philosophies, and getting your mind right - the bases are covered here. I can usually judge how useful a book is by the length of my notes when I am done. I took a good bit away and was actually surprised how much of it was quantitative as opposed to just qualitative goodies.
Yes, they did advertise their services, and yes some of those do cos From a newbie's perspective, this book is a great take on a general feel for investing in the Stock Market. Yes, they did advertise their services, and yes some of those do cost money - while others are free.
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I was looking for more sound asset planning criteria and methods I'm sure some of the more experienced and fancy investing folks will have some problems with sections of this book - and I can't wait to read their book! Recommended for newbie to intermediate folks interested in long-term investments. Day-traders and really-really old people might not be as interested. Apr 04, Topher rated it it was amazing Shelves: I used to really like reading the Motley Fool books, and then in graduate school I got really into caps.
I got busy after I graduated, and didn't really have time to keep up with it. Recently, with my long weekly commutes, I've been listening to a lot of podcasts - including some from the Motley Fool. This book was great in my opinion as it effectively dedicated a chapter to each of their major investment portfolios, and was set up to be a smorgas I used to really like reading the Motley Fool books, and then in graduate school I got really into caps.
This book was great in my opinion as it effectively dedicated a chapter to each of their major investment portfolios, and was set up to be a smorgasbord of investing. You read through, and see what sort of strategy sounds appealing to you. It was good to get a better understanding of some of the things that they've been doing since I stopped following so actively. And, now it's time to get back into caps.
Nov 19, Jeremy C. Great book, got me interested in dipping my toes in investment waters. I looked up a bit about the company and apparently they've been around since the mid 90s, and they haven't always been right, but a lot of people respect them. They've really got a great thing going with their CAPS internet community discussion boards and ranking system that they've facilitated which allows people to bounce ideas off one another, and for people like me to follow advice of very successful investors.
Besides all Great book, got me interested in dipping my toes in investment waters. Besides all that, they are very funny and entertaining to read! Oct 03, Kirk G. Meyer rated it it was amazing Shelves: I read this book several years ago and found it to be extremely interesting. I follow Motley Fool's website and articles off and on and have for years. This books really did a good job at explaining how to build a truly resistant portfolio that would maybe even have fared fairly well in the recession.
After reading this particular book it did make me interested in others in the Motley Fool arena.
I even recommended this book to my mom and she really enjoyed it as well. Great book, has to be the best investment book I have ever read. It is clear, concise and full of information about investing you wish you would have learned when you were in high school. To top it all off the book is easy to read and understand, and surprisingly for a rather dull topic, the book is interesting. Such a great level 2 introduction or refresher course in investing! I say "level 2 intro" because it gives great basic information, but a little too much of it for someone who's never really heard of investing.
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