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Invest Like a Shark: How a Deaf Guy with No Job and Limited Capital Made a Fortune Investing in the Stock Market
$25.99
James DePorre's personal story of financial and personal tragedy is very compelling and I'm very tempted to recommend the book on that basis alone - but not quite.

"Invest Like A Shark" is probably at its most effective arguing two points: 1) against the traditional buy-and-hold approach to investing as sold by the financial media, propped up by the industry. 2) for the critical and decisive influence of human emotion in the behavior of market participants.

Unfortunately, it's less effective making the case for trend trading by sticking to a rather shallow exposition with a little too much "visit my website for more" thrown in. If you're convinced by the author's arguments I'd recommend digging a bit deeper elsewhere into the details of trend following and technical analysis before deciding on a strategy.

The author of "Invest Like a Shark" writes in a direct, straightforward, and very readable style - and there's something to be said for that, regardless of subject matter or genre.

The First Time Investor : How to Start Safe, Invest Smart, and Sleep Well
$16.95
I was thrilled to finally get some serious and safe " how to" information on investing. I thoroughly read and enjoyed Peter Lynch's book " One Up On Wall Street", which is the true ABC guide to investing, but never felt confident enough to put my money in any sort of investment vehicle. This book helps the reader to diversify and thus reduce risk. Simple explanations and data to back up the authors' claims makes this an excellent guide for the first time investor.

A strong 5 stars!

How to Invest $50-$5,000: The Small Investor's Step-By-Step Plan for Low-Risk, High-Value Investing, 9th Edition
$14.99
The book has some very basic information, nothing too mind boggling, although I did get a little out of it. The biggest problem is that this book is out of date for 2009. CD and Savings rates are nothing, thus putting $100 into a savings account earning .25% a year or even the top rates of around 1.5%...yea, pretty much useless.

What You Need to Know Before You Invest
$14.99
I like the way this book is organized and I like the amount of information in it.

However, I find it difficult to read, maybe its the nature of this subject matter?

As someone who knows nothing about investing, I feel like the language assumed I understood the basic investing vocabulary.

I'm going to get a "for dummies" book first before I try this one again.