The Motley Fool Investment Guide: Third Edition: How the Fools Beat Wall Street's Wise Men and How You Can Too
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Summary
A completely revised and updated edition of an investing classic to help readers make sense of investing today， full of “solid information and advice for individual investors” （The Washington Post）。
Today， anyone can be an informed investor， and once you learn to tune out the hype and focus on meaningful factors， you can beat the Street。 The Motley Fool Investment Guide， completely revised and updated with clear and witty explanations， deciphers all the current information—from evaluating individual stocks to creating a diverse investment portfolio。
David and Tom Gardner have investing ideas for you， no matter how much time or money you have。 This new edition of The Motley Fool Investment Guide is designed for today’s investor， sophisticate and novice alike， with the latest information on:
—Finding high-growth stocks that will beat the market over the long term
—Identifying volatile young companies that traditional valuation measures may miss
—Using online sources to locate untapped wellsprings of vital information
The Motley Fool rose to fame in the 1990s， based on its early recommendations of stocks such as Amazon。com， PayPal， eBay， and Starbucks。 Now this revised edition is tailored to help investors tackle today’s market。 “If you’ve been looking for a basic book on investing in the stock market， this is it。。。The Gardners help empower the amateur investor with tools and strategies to beat the pros” （Chicago Tribune）。
Today， anyone can be an informed investor， and once you learn to tune out the hype and focus on meaningful factors， you can beat the Street。 The Motley Fool Investment Guide， completely revised and updated with clear and witty explanations， deciphers all the current information—from evaluating individual stocks to creating a diverse investment portfolio。
David and Tom Gardner have investing ideas for you， no matter how much time or money you have。 This new edition of The Motley Fool Investment Guide is designed for today’s investor， sophisticate and novice alike， with the latest information on:
—Finding high-growth stocks that will beat the market over the long term
—Identifying volatile young companies that traditional valuation measures may miss
—Using online sources to locate untapped wellsprings of vital information
The Motley Fool rose to fame in the 1990s， based on its early recommendations of stocks such as Amazon。com， PayPal， eBay， and Starbucks。 Now this revised edition is tailored to help investors tackle today’s market。 “If you’ve been looking for a basic book on investing in the stock market， this is it。。。The Gardners help empower the amateur investor with tools and strategies to beat the pros” （Chicago Tribune）。
Reviews
Yat Sing Ip
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I found this book a gem among so many investment books out there。 The authors have simplified the key things to look out for， as well as covered the more advanced topics such as options， shorting and margin trading。If you have to zoom in on the key， read the chapters on the Five Tenets to Everlasting Investing。 That would set you up to understand their approach。Highly recommended read for everyone into investing， no matter what stage of your journey you're at。 I found this book a gem among so many investment books out there。 The authors have simplified the key things to look out for， as well as covered the more advanced topics such as options， shorting and margin trading。If you have to zoom in on the key， read the chapters on the Five Tenets to Everlasting Investing。 That would set you up to understand their approach。Highly recommended read for everyone into investing， no matter what stage of your journey you're at。 。。。more
Sowmya Katragadda
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Actionable guideline and tips unlike a lot of beating around the bush in personal finance books。
Rick
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Small investors basically have two good choices: invest in low cost index funds， or use simple strategies that bring you advantages that investment funds can't use。 This book clearly and simply explains both。 I'd like them to write a book with more detail， but I suppose that's why they have a huge web presence and a bunch of subscription services。 Small investors basically have two good choices: invest in low cost index funds， or use simple strategies that bring you advantages that investment funds can't use。 This book clearly and simply explains both。 I'd like them to write a book with more detail， but I suppose that's why they have a huge web presence and a bunch of subscription services。 。。。more
Maaz Ahmed
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It's best to get past the "discussion" areas in the book as they are rather verbose。 However， the sections of the book which cover what one should look for in an investment as well as how to research companies and understand their balance sheets and fiscal statements， what ratios and fundamentals to use to screen potential investments， etc。 was all great。 Although this is very similar to what other investment books discuss （understandably since most are value/growth investment books） but it is d It's best to get past the "discussion" areas in the book as they are rather verbose。 However， the sections of the book which cover what one should look for in an investment as well as how to research companies and understand their balance sheets and fiscal statements， what ratios and fundamentals to use to screen potential investments， etc。 was all great。 Although this is very similar to what other investment books discuss （understandably since most are value/growth investment books） but it is discussed in a much more understandable and beginner friendly manner。 A good read for those looking to manage their own money and not knowing where to start。 。。。more
Huckleberry
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A good primer on how to evaluate stocks， read income statements and balance sheets。 Presented in an easy to understand and utilize format with some humour sprinkled througout。
Diko Raditya
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Sometimes being a fool is better than being a wise。 This book will cover many type of investment， from safer one like mutual and index fund， to the riskier one like shorting stock， and stock option。 And it will tell you the reason to and not to go for it， with easy example to follow。 Definitely a must read for new investor
Chris Ginther
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C+
Renzo
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The book gives practical advice that any individual investor can apply to find ten-baggers
beingCristina
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A great read either you are a beginner or familiar with the market。 The strategies laid out are unconventional and effectively tested by the authors。 Fun to read as well。
Robert Hernandez
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This is a great book for someone who has no idea how to start investing。 Its very fun to see how the motley fool podcast information resonates in this book（not as an ad， but rather by its content） and is extended to breakdown what it takes to be able to pick stocks out for the long run。 It does show the power of many investing vehicles， including mutual fund， stock， index funds， shorting， and options， and their pros and cons。 It puts greater emphasis to picking your own stock as an individual， b This is a great book for someone who has no idea how to start investing。 Its very fun to see how the motley fool podcast information resonates in this book（not as an ad， but rather by its content） and is extended to breakdown what it takes to be able to pick stocks out for the long run。 It does show the power of many investing vehicles， including mutual fund， stock， index funds， shorting， and options， and their pros and cons。 It puts greater emphasis to picking your own stock as an individual， but recognizes the value to either to hire someone that does above market indexes， or just plainly do the index funds。 It also wraps up at the end on how to start， some definitions on some terminology（I wish they actually expanded more on this）， and a motley fool fool’s day jokes（which they should keep doing） to tie it up。 It also demonstrates in more detail how Tom and David invest， the two CEO， which is nice to see how they compare and contrast。 All in all， a great book updated to relate the times。 。。。more
Trung Le
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An Awesome Book ！ A great and simple investment book ever。 I actually subscribe fool。com service which has been very reliable with decent information。 This book should be jotted down， taken notes， and learnt as a basic investment textbook for non-financial investors。
Desmond
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This book is amazing。 I’ve never found a book on investing that strikes such a balance between making money over the long term while showing genuine for concern in where and when that money is investing。 Tom and David Gardner show you how to make smart investments （Foolishly， with a capital “F”） in a deliberate way。 I have read this book twice。 It’s great for the young and old， novice and experienced。
Mark
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This was an excellent compilation of investment foundations。 Great for amateur and more experienced investors。
Daniel Cunningham
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The somewhat cheeky style is a trademark of their writing in my limited experience， but at book-length， it gets a bit old。 Decent Cliff's Notes on reading balance/cashflow sheets， a handful of targets for ratios， but the first 1/4 （1/3？） is basically， "Don't get overcharged for mutual funds and brokerage fees，" which。。。 well， I guess must have an audience。2。5 stars rounded up。 The somewhat cheeky style is a trademark of their writing in my limited experience， but at book-length， it gets a bit old。 Decent Cliff's Notes on reading balance/cashflow sheets， a handful of targets for ratios， but the first 1/4 （1/3？） is basically， "Don't get overcharged for mutual funds and brokerage fees，" which。。。 well， I guess must have an audience。2。5 stars rounded up。 。。。more
Prateek
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Nice book， the author talks in detail about his/her approach while assessing businesses ， Focussing on certain aspects of daunting financial statements and the reasons for it - this is certainly a handy tool in any investors arsenal。
Sena
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4/5 stars。
EG Gilbert
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I got a lot of good ideas from reading “The Motley Fool Investment Guide” by David & Tom Gardner。 I’ve been following the Motley Fool since the '90s （www。fool。com） and I think their principles are sound。Basic Philosophy:+ Think like an owner of a company not a buyer of a stock+ Expect to hold your position at least five years， so consider where you think this company will be relative to the competition 5-10 years from now+ Buy companies that: --Dominate their industry --With a sustainable compet I got a lot of good ideas from reading “The Motley Fool Investment Guide” by David & Tom Gardner。 I’ve been following the Motley Fool since the '90s （www。fool。com） and I think their principles are sound。Basic Philosophy:+ Think like an owner of a company not a buyer of a stock+ Expect to hold your position at least five years， so consider where you think this company will be relative to the competition 5-10 years from now+ Buy companies that: --Dominate their industry --With a sustainable competitive advantage --Led by honest efficient management --Whose interests are aligned to shareholdersOther key takeaways:++ The essence of the Motley Fool approach is to leverage compound interest over time。 A good company may seem expensive， but it should continue to perform well over time so tiny price fluctuations now will become irrelevant in hindsight。++ Take your time and be willing to do nothing。 It’s human nature to want to take action， especially in rough times， but that is when you can do the most damage。 Be patient。++ Monitor your holdings but don’t obsess or over-analyze。 Watch quarterly reporting and look for underlying reasons for variances from expectations。 Is this temporary or structural？++ Track your performance against benchmarks like the S&P 500。 If you’re under-performing （after ALL costs are accounted） then you’re doing it wrong。 Better to just buy an index fund。Five Basic Investing Lessons:1。 Don’t invest in anything you don’t understand2。 Manage your own money if you have the time and instinct3。 Don’t fall in love with any given investment4。 Make sure you understand the incentives of the people giving you advice5。 Fight the urge to concentrate on short-term gains; think long-term 。。。more
Amin Mo
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There are a few things I didn’t like， both in content and writing， like that there is too much humor in the book which kind of set it of as unprofessional， it’s inept in a stock market investing book， and there is advocation to follow risky investing too， which surprised me as very odd。 The 100 pages were useless， and the book is about 240 pages， so that’s almost 40%。Still， the book deserves five stars for presenting something new to me when it come to evaluating a company， which is to evaluate There are a few things I didn’t like， both in content and writing， like that there is too much humor in the book which kind of set it of as unprofessional， it’s inept in a stock market investing book， and there is advocation to follow risky investing too， which surprised me as very odd。 The 100 pages were useless， and the book is about 240 pages， so that’s almost 40%。Still， the book deserves five stars for presenting something new to me when it come to evaluating a company， which is to evaluate it by looking at culture， operation team， strategies and not statistics and figure in the report alone。 And even for statistics， it presents new metrics to compare with when considering investing in a company， and covers figures in the report and explaining them。There are also many more things that were addressed in the book that I heard before and always wanted to learn。 I rate book upon the knowledge manifested， and this one did it subtly。 。。。more
Sean Martin
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Good advice and guidance。This book provides lot's of good advice and guidance on investing。 I learned a lot that I had no idea of。 I highly recommend reading book。 Good advice and guidance。This book provides lot's of good advice and guidance on investing。 I learned a lot that I had no idea of。 I highly recommend reading book。 。。。more
Taylor Ellwood
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This is a must read book if you ever plan to retire or you just want to understand how investing works and how it could benefit your life。 This latest edition is updated with brilliant insights that can help you get comfortable with investing and learn how to educate yourself。 This book will provide you an in-depth tour of how investing works， while also inviting you to learn more。 Reading this book and implementing its advice helped me get comfortable with investing my own money in the stock ma This is a must read book if you ever plan to retire or you just want to understand how investing works and how it could benefit your life。 This latest edition is updated with brilliant insights that can help you get comfortable with investing and learn how to educate yourself。 This book will provide you an in-depth tour of how investing works， while also inviting you to learn more。 Reading this book and implementing its advice helped me get comfortable with investing my own money in the stock market。 。。。more
Andrew Imrie
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A bit disappointed really。 The first UK edition （published almost 20 years ago） had a huge impact on helping me navigate my way to putting my finances / investments in order （i。e。 avoid managed funds and most financial advisers， utilize low cost index tracker funds， etc）。 But since then the Motley Fool have gone a bit weird - regularly blitzing people with advertisements for their subscription services - and then the second half of this book， which seems to go against their earlier advice by say A bit disappointed really。 The first UK edition （published almost 20 years ago） had a huge impact on helping me navigate my way to putting my finances / investments in order （i。e。 avoid managed funds and most financial advisers， utilize low cost index tracker funds， etc）。 But since then the Motley Fool have gone a bit weird - regularly blitzing people with advertisements for their subscription services - and then the second half of this book， which seems to go against their earlier advice by saying that， yes， you can beat the market after all。 For the average person， I'm not convinced。 。。。more
John Landes
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THE best book on explaining the stock market I’ve read。 Phenomenal。。。 will read many more times and take a lot more notes！
Dick
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I’m a long admirer of David and Tom Gardner。 Their philosophy on growth stock investing is a good complement with Buffett’s value investing for any long term investors。 When I bought the book I was well aware that this is supposed to be a basic investing guide for beginners， and given that I’m already a close followers of the author， it’s such a pleasant surprises that I still managed to have picked up some great new concepts from the book。 It exceeded my expectation。
Timothy J Summers
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Great book that explains what we， the individual investor， needs to know to succeed。 I look forward to applying these tools and strategies。 Thank you， Gentlemen。
Deucalion
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Essential read that shaped the core of my investing process。
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Bennett L
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Great for getting started in investing， but should have some background experience。 A little slow at parts， but explains topics very well。
Michael
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Full of great information。 A very informative read。 This was the first Motley Fool Guide I and read and I enjoyed it very much。 Well written and easy to understand。 I won this book in a GoodReads Giveaway。
Susan Csoke
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This revised and updated third edition is loaded with all the information that is needed to be a successful investor。 Thank you Goodreads for this free book！！！！！
Love Allman
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