Learn to Earn: A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business
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Summary
Mutual fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain the basic principles of the stock market and business in an investing guide that will enlighten and entertain anyone who is high school age or older。
Many investors， including some with substantial portfolios， have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works。 The reason， say Lynch and Rothchild， is that the basics of investing—the fundamentals of our economic system and what they have to do with the stock market—aren’t taught in school。 At a time when individuals have to make important decisions about saving for college and 401（k） retirement funds， this failure to provide a basic education in investing can have tragic consequences。
For those who know what to look for， investment opportunities are everywhere。 The average high school student is familiar with Nike， Reebok， McDonald’s， the Gap， and The Body Shop。 Nearly every teenager in America drinks Coke or Pepsi， but only a very few own shares in either company or even understand how to buy them。 Every student studies American history， but few realize that our country was settled by European colonists financed by public companies in England and Holland—and the basic principles behind public companies haven’t changed in more than three hundred years。
In Learn to Earn， Lynch and Rothchild explain in a style accessible to anyone who is high school age or older how to read a stock table in the daily newspaper， how to understand a company annual report， and why everyone should pay attention to the stock market。 They explain not only how to invest， but also how to think like an investor。
Many investors， including some with substantial portfolios， have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works。 The reason， say Lynch and Rothchild， is that the basics of investing—the fundamentals of our economic system and what they have to do with the stock market—aren’t taught in school。 At a time when individuals have to make important decisions about saving for college and 401（k） retirement funds， this failure to provide a basic education in investing can have tragic consequences。
For those who know what to look for， investment opportunities are everywhere。 The average high school student is familiar with Nike， Reebok， McDonald’s， the Gap， and The Body Shop。 Nearly every teenager in America drinks Coke or Pepsi， but only a very few own shares in either company or even understand how to buy them。 Every student studies American history， but few realize that our country was settled by European colonists financed by public companies in England and Holland—and the basic principles behind public companies haven’t changed in more than three hundred years。
In Learn to Earn， Lynch and Rothchild explain in a style accessible to anyone who is high school age or older how to read a stock table in the daily newspaper， how to understand a company annual report， and why everyone should pay attention to the stock market。 They explain not only how to invest， but also how to think like an investor。
Reviews
Zan Stankovic
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Good book， worth reading！
Rahul
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Very Easy to Understand language。Breif explanations about the evolving capitalism， basics of investing ，how companies work ，the invisible hands and how to start and create a mindset。Best for those who have started reading Peter Lynch。
Dung Bui
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Great book for beginner （simple language）
Cracan George
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Excellent guide for a begginer im stock investing with a great overview for stock history 。
Ninaad
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Not his finest work but still better than the best of an average writer。 I’ll leave a good quote from the book:“I can calculate the motions of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people。”
Ramsey Meadows
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Great beginners guide to investing。 I had heard about it for a few years and glad I found it on audiobook。 Finished it in a single afternoon。
Jagseer Sidhu
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If you are a beginner investor then you can consider this book but if you have spent some months educating yourself regarding stock market or you have watched some videos on YouTube then I don't recommend you this book at all。 Initial chapters are all about American economic history which are taking more than enough pages。 It shows that author have some lack of content and wasting the time of readers。I chose this book to get some points to help me in choosing stocks but this book fails to meet m If you are a beginner investor then you can consider this book but if you have spent some months educating yourself regarding stock market or you have watched some videos on YouTube then I don't recommend you this book at all。 Initial chapters are all about American economic history which are taking more than enough pages。 It shows that author have some lack of content and wasting the time of readers。I chose this book to get some points to help me in choosing stocks but this book fails to meet my expectations。 Only the last chapter talks about reading the balance sheet but that is also available on YouTube in simple and layman's language。So I feel if you have a basic knowledge of stock market then you should not read this book。 。。。more
Loes
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Gained some insight: some of the things addressed in this pretty dated book haven't changed over the years and are still applicable， anywhere in the world。 I stopped reading further in this book a while ago （was at about 65%）， when I came upon lots of specific "practical information" on how to buy stock years ago， in the US。 I skimmed through the rest of the book to pick up on the other parts that could be relevant for me。It's funny。 For years I've felt very conflicted about the whole concept of Gained some insight: some of the things addressed in this pretty dated book haven't changed over the years and are still applicable， anywhere in the world。 I stopped reading further in this book a while ago （was at about 65%）， when I came upon lots of specific "practical information" on how to buy stock years ago， in the US。 I skimmed through the rest of the book to pick up on the other parts that could be relevant for me。It's funny。 For years I've felt very conflicted about the whole concept of money， thinking all bigtime investors were selfish assholes （no offense）。 I'm still struggling with the capitalistic world we're living in， but reading books about investing is gradually changing my point of view。 I can now better see and understand how investing not only has the potential to generate "passive" income， which is nice for the investor， but also implies supporting a company or idea you as an investor believe in。 I still have to take the next step and to actually start investing some money， but I love the idea of supporting companies that are working towards a healthier， greener earth。 Let's apply this investment knowlegde for the good！ 。。。more
Tao Lee
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Great for beginners。 I recommend it for beginners。 I did not get much from the book。 Not for fund managers
Kaveh
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Way too basic for most readers。 If it's the first book in the subject - go ahead！ Way too basic for most readers。 If it's the first book in the subject - go ahead！ 。。。more
Darshan Maheshwari
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Doesn't have many things to look upto and is filled with excessive story to make one single point。 Maybe few things a beginner can look upto but there are better options available。 Doesn't have many things to look upto and is filled with excessive story to make one single point。 Maybe few things a beginner can look upto but there are better options available。 。。。more
Dhvanii
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Learnt the basics of investing in the simplest way possible。 Case studies， guides to read numbers， resources were an added advantage。 I will recommend this book to everyone wanting to start investing。4 stars because it’s outdated in certain aspects considering it was written in the 90’s。 Overall， a good read to understand the basics
Omar Abdo
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It's an amazing book if it's your first Peter Lynch or investment book but since I read "One Up On Wall Street" first， I didn't learn much more new information from it。 but it was such a quick read， or more precisely a quick listen that it felt very rewarding in exchange for the little time I spent on it which allowed me to at least remember some important investment information nonetheless。Also， the written book seems to have more useful graphs， tables， balance sheets that are useful to check。 It's an amazing book if it's your first Peter Lynch or investment book but since I read "One Up On Wall Street" first， I didn't learn much more new information from it。 but it was such a quick read， or more precisely a quick listen that it felt very rewarding in exchange for the little time I spent on it which allowed me to at least remember some important investment information nonetheless。Also， the written book seems to have more useful graphs， tables， balance sheets that are useful to check。 。。。more
Brian
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Another excellent introduction to investing。 I enjoyed Lynch's perspective on how investing fits into society。 I recommend this book for any self learner curious about investing。 Another excellent introduction to investing。 I enjoyed Lynch's perspective on how investing fits into society。 I recommend this book for any self learner curious about investing。 。。。more
Natali
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Wonderful book。 Very well written， easy to read and understand。 liked a brief excurse into history ofUSA economics。 Absolutely love it！
ROHAN
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Book is pretty old and covers all the areas its very basic book if you already know the basic skip this book
Bhargavi Karumanchi
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Good book on basics of stocks， bonds and mutual funds。 Everything this book says is as valid today as it was decades ago。
Peter Fox
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Peter Lynch's Learn to Earn: A Beginners Guide was an interesting book and i should have read it before i read One up on Wall Street， because the later was the better book for me。Learn to Earn does exactly what it says， and that is it will give you guidance and clarity on what investing really is and how you should approach it as an individual。 I had and have as an individual investor already set my strategy and i am still working my way through the first stages of its evolutions。Learn to Earn t Peter Lynch's Learn to Earn: A Beginners Guide was an interesting book and i should have read it before i read One up on Wall Street， because the later was the better book for me。Learn to Earn does exactly what it says， and that is it will give you guidance and clarity on what investing really is and how you should approach it as an individual。 I had and have as an individual investor already set my strategy and i am still working my way through the first stages of its evolutions。Learn to Earn though， did reinforce everything that i was doing as right and it gave me a sense of relief that for all of the information that i had researched， digested and then acted upon， had been correct according to Peter Lynch's recommended style of investing。 There are a lot of opportunities out there in the everyday activities of our life that are both interesting and have great opportunities。 There is the potential to make a lot of money by investing for the long term and there is a lot of risk if you do not do your homework and you rush into investments that don't make sense or more importantly that you do not understand。I enjoyed how he explained and reinforced that life long learning is just as essential as is emotional stability。 The one thing that surprised me most was his strong endorsement and reinforcement of maintaining savings。 I have heard the ten percent rule before but Peter Lynch contextualised this beautifully when he combined it with ensuring that you need buy your own home and have some investments。Why did i not read these books before？ I don't know， but that has now been rectified。I would also strongly encourage people to do what i did， and listen to this in audio format。 Peter Lynch reading his own books to you feels as though a mentor or a tutor is sitting down with and having a fascinating dinner conversation about finance。I learned a lot in his first book and now i have had those positive learnings reinforced。 I hope you enjoy the book as much as i did。 。。。more
Pt Sivakumar
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It's a basic explanation of the stock market and his investment approach for the Legendary Fund。 It is an enthralling book to read。 It's a basic explanation of the stock market and his investment approach for the Legendary Fund。 It is an enthralling book to read。 。。。more
Mihail Vladov
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Learn to Earn is an excellent book for people who want to start investing in the market。
Mohamed Ibrahim
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After reading "One up on Wall Street" and "Beating the Street"， I wanted to read this book mainly for completion and because I enjoyed Peter's writing style and humor。 Peter Lynch lays a solid foundation on markets and business fundamentals， if I'd go back I would start with this book before going into the other two。 After reading "One up on Wall Street" and "Beating the Street"， I wanted to read this book mainly for completion and because I enjoyed Peter's writing style and humor。 Peter Lynch lays a solid foundation on markets and business fundamentals， if I'd go back I would start with this book before going into the other two。 。。。more
Shubham Kumar Singh
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Great book for who are interested in reading financial market or to learn about investing
Abdulkader
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Very basic info。 I like Peter Lynch though
Sam
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Peter Lynch and John Rothchild co-write a guide to investing and business （circa 1996）。 I listened to the audiobook read by Peter Lynch。 In four chapters and two appendices， the authors generally describe how business administration and business investment in capitalist economies （primarily focusing on the United States）。 The four chapters include: "A Short History of Capitalism"; "The Basics of Investing"; "The Lives of a Company"; and "The Invisible Hands"。 The two appendices include: "Stockpi Peter Lynch and John Rothchild co-write a guide to investing and business （circa 1996）。 I listened to the audiobook read by Peter Lynch。 In four chapters and two appendices， the authors generally describe how business administration and business investment in capitalist economies （primarily focusing on the United States）。 The four chapters include: "A Short History of Capitalism"; "The Basics of Investing"; "The Lives of a Company"; and "The Invisible Hands"。 The two appendices include: "Stockpicking Tools" and "Reading the Numbers--How to Decipher a Balance Sheet"。 While subject expert readers will find the book's content superficial and limited， novice readers new to personal investment in capitalist economies （particularly young residents in the US） should find the book helpful and easy to understand。 。。。more
Daniel Cho
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ConvincingGenerally， it is good book to read。Recommend to those who are interested in stock market。 Help you to think。
punit
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read and listened so much about this book that I had to read it。 By the time I read it， I have gathered quite a good amount of knowledge about the stock market。 BUT even then， it was worth reading。 AND， I have planned to read it again and again because not only it has got so much to share about the market， but also it is very much thought provoking and inspiring。 A must read to anyone and everyone who wants to earn money。 Not only does it tell about the stock market， but also it tells about va I read and listened so much about this book that I had to read it。 By the time I read it， I have gathered quite a good amount of knowledge about the stock market。 BUT even then， it was worth reading。 AND， I have planned to read it again and again because not only it has got so much to share about the market， but also it is very much thought provoking and inspiring。 A must read to anyone and everyone who wants to earn money。 Not only does it tell about the stock market， but also it tells about various types of sources of income， their pros n cons and how one should plan about investing in these。 。。。more
Abhay
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If u are a beginner that's the first book for u If u are a beginner that's the first book for u 。。。more
Kriti
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As the name mentions it is a beginners guide， ie if you know the basics about account and stock market， this book isn't for you because it covers the really basic topics。 I have no idea why this book is considered in 'essential books' when it comes to stock market since it covers the bare essential， something many people who want to invest in stocks will probably be already aware about。 As the name mentions it is a beginners guide， ie if you know the basics about account and stock market， this book isn't for you because it covers the really basic topics。 I have no idea why this book is considered in 'essential books' when it comes to stock market since it covers the bare essential， something many people who want to invest in stocks will probably be already aware about。 。。。more
Pratik Singh
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Small book to。make a strong fundamentals in investment。
Jon Douglas
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