The Real Life Investing Guide: How to Buy Whatever You Want, Save for Retirement, and Take the Vacation of Your Dreams While You're Still Young
Author: Kenan Pollack, Eric Heighberger
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ISBN: 0070503192
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade (01 November, 1997)
Sales Rank: 68,431
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Start here, start NOW!
Ever traded baseball cards or comicbooks? You?ve taken your first step in investing! This book succeeds where many others fail: It does an excellent job of breaking into layman's terms the most complex investing and financial concepts, while at the same time making the whole thing completely relatable for someone who knows *nothing* about investing. That is a talent many wish they had. This is no mean feat when you consider all the jargon you have to learn. Now, imagine having fun while doing it! Wow! Eric Tyson, eat your heart out!
Sure, it?s been a while since this book first came out, so you know it needs a little updating...get over it! I still give the book five well-deserved stars. I appreciate the authors for writing such an awesome little book, as reading a book is a big investment of time, and reading this book was definitely worth it.
Share it with a teen or twenty-something you love, and give them the gift of setting them on the path to becoming investors.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Great place to start
I would buy this book for a teen or young adult who doesn't know anything about investing. It is written in a totally relatable style, and succeeds in conveying the urgent message that one should start investing early in life. It could stand some updating, though.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A MUST READ for people in their teens and twenties!
Before I bought this book, I was probably like a lot of young people out there... ya get paid from work and you go blow it on the weekend with your friends at the mall. You just manage to get your bills paid off, and wonder why you can never seem to get a decent amount put away in your savings account? People, wake up! This is the time you should be saving for your future, or you'll regret that you didn't when you get older! I bought this book with determination not to spend every dollar I make and how to put my money towards my future. The book gives excellent explainations on the stock market and how it works, and even explains all those Wall Street symbols in a way that it's actually fun to read! It explains everything from savings accounts, to stocks and bonds, to IRAs! When I was finished reading the book, I was so glad I had read it when I did, because the later you wait, the more you're wasting time! I recommend this book to all! Read it and you'll be glad that you did! Similar Products
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