joepwro@ihopa.UUCP (Joe Wroblewski) (02/09/84)
Following is a list of books recommended to me by various people. I'm including all information I received, so if something like the author's name doesn't appear then it wasn't supplied. The most recommended book was "How to Buy Stocks" by Louis Engel et al. It comes in paper back -- I bought it for about $3.50 at my local book store. There are several editions so get the latest one! 2. Another -- "Technical Analysis of stock Trends" by Frank Edwards and John Magee. 3. Another -- "John Magee's General Semantics of Wall Street" 4. Another -- "How Charts can help you in the stock Market" by William Jiller. 5. Two more -- "Human Action" and "Theory of Money and Credit" byu y Ludwig Von Mises. 6. Another -- "Walk Down Wall Street" by Unknown. 7. Finally -- :""Inflation Beaters Investment Guide" by Burton Malkiel. One person recommended that I consult with a Broker. But I wanted to understand how the stock market works not how to lose lots of money in it. Sorry E. F. -Joe P. Wro-
bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys) (02/10/84)
>> Following is a list of books recommended to me by various people. >> I'm including all information I received, so if something like the >> author's name doesn't appear then it wasn't supplied. >> >> 6. Another -- "Walk Down Wall Street" by Unknown. I think that last book is "A Random Walk Down Wall Street", by Burton Malkiel. It is an effective presentation of the efficient market hypothesis, which holds (among other things) that technical analysis and chartism is useless in predicting the future direction of stock prices. It is highly recommended, even if you don't buy all of its arguments. Another *excellent* book, which has saved me from making a number of mistakes as well as helping the overall picture, is "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need", by Andrew Tobias. He says that the title is what it is, because all those other investment guides, you don't need. Witty, informative, common sense. -- Bill Jefferys 8-% Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 (USnail) {ihnp4,kpno,ctvax}!ut-sally!utastro!bill (uucp) utastro!bill@ut-ngp (ARPANET)