Reading Materials

richtips86

Hi all, I am a novice in investing, so what books would people suggest to read to start building a knowledge. I doubt it's directly relevant but I have done quite a lot of economics both at A Level and uni so have a grasp of basic micro/macro economic principles. I have seen suggestions about a book by Tim Hales? but wonder what else there is.

Cheers, Richard

MarkFromCornwall

This thread is a good starting point...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/70045183#Comment_70045183

richtips86

Perfect - thank you

BananaRepublic

The message I got from that thread is that most books use a lot of words to say very little, and could be condensed down to 10 pages or less. I must admit that I do not like the self help style books, they seem to be written to order as publishers know that "How to make a fortune", "How to lose weight quick" and "How to be happy" will sell. Wikipedia seems quite good on many aspects of investing. Be aware that there are fads, index funds do seem to be the current in thing.

Superscrooge

Monevator website is full of lots of useful information

http://monevator.com/

Also definitely worth watching the below documentary.

http://www.sensibleinvesting.tv/how-to-win-the-losers-game-documentary

colsten

Previous threads:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4752194

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5043692

DrSyn

You don't need A levels to or to succeed in investment, just being able to read and common sense.


The following should be of help I think.

http://monevator.com/highlights/

http://www.fool.co.uk/investing-basics/getting-started-in-investing/how-to-start-investing/

mal4mac

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle