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- From: watanabe@cs.uiuc.edu (Larry Watanabe)
- Subject: Re: Looking for good investment book!
- Message-ID: <C1J5qE.CC2@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
- References: <1993Jan27.185456.3207@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:47:02 GMT
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- bair@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (matthew.a.bair) writes:
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- >I'm looking for a good book on investing. I have very little knowledge of
- >the markets and how they work. I'm looking for something that covers the
- >basics and has some practical advice and suggestions for someone who is just
- >entering the investing "arena." Would also be helpful if long-term apsects
- >of retirement concerns are addressed too. I am planning on continuing my
- >education in this area further, but I just need to get my first foot through
- >the door. Any help is appreciated.
-
- >Thanks,
- >Matthew Bair
- >(708)979-3170
- >AT&T Belll Labs
- >bair@ihlpm.att.com
-
- I thought the book "Common stocks for common sense investors"
- by William Mitchell and James Clarence ws pretty good.
- The advice is pretty sound. They explain myths about the market,
- what you can expect, portfolio management, risk management.
- They boil investing down to 4 rules, which I think are:
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- 1. Choose appropriate level of risk.
- 2. Diversify over industries and companies.
- 3. Diversify over time.
- 4. Minimize transaction costs.
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- They pay almost no attention to stock
- selection. I think they say something like "if you like hamburgers,
- buy MacDonalds. You can also look at value line or other
- investment surveys".
-
- -Larry Watanabe watanabe@cs.uiuc.edu
-