The Motley Fool: You have More Than You Think : The Foolish Guide To Personal Finance

Gardner, David; Gardner, Tom

ISBN 10: 0743504291 ISBN 13: 9780743504294

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001

Synopsis

Shows investors how to consistently beat the market and effectively analyze market trends for both small and large investments.

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About the Author

David Gardner and Tom Gardner are cofounders of The Motley Fool, Inc., an Alexandria, Virginia-based multimedia company dedicated to empowering individuals to take control of their financial destinies. The Motley Fool Investment Guide is the second in the Gardners' trilogy of personal finance and investing books, which includes the bestsellers The Motley Fool You Have More Than You Think and The Motley Fool Rule Breakers, Rule Makers.

Reviews

Motley Fool books, audios, and other resources are mainstays in the financial self-help genre. The authors' simple advice--save regularly, spend sensibly, and manage your own stocks or funds--can be followed by anyone, so the challenge with this type of program is how to nudge listeners to make a plan and stick to it. In this regard, the program is a winner. With a combination of irreverent writing and smart-aleck reading, the programs sets up an "everyman against the odds" theme that will provoke a lot of people to develop some hope, and maybe some determination or competitiveness. Though its success stories seem stronger than the strategies provided, this is a good, basic program for anyone needing a friendly nudge to get serious about managing money. T.W. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

The Gardner brothers, cofounders of Fool.com, present two parts of their trilogy (third title, The Motley Fool's Rule Breakers, Rule Makers), which update original material with the latest trends in finance and investment. Throughout the briskly paced, crisp narration, their trademark focus remains on novice investors with minimal information about investments but who are ready to invest their precious capital. In Investment Guide, the Fools decipher how to evaluate individual stocks, create a diverse investment portfolio, and find high-growth stocks that will beat the market over the long run. Their explanation on how to pick that first stock, how to read various company financial reports, how to select large and small cap firms to invest in, and how to distinguish "Rule Breaker" from "Rule Maker" firms is tailored to the very patient individual investor wired to the Internet. In You Have More Than You Think, the duo focus on taking control of personal finances, the first and most important step toward successful investing and a secure future. For folks trying to balance lifestyle aspirations with financial realities, while serious about getting out of debt and into the stock market, their advice regarding financial security is solid. While very little here is radically new, with the resounding success of The Motley Fool, the Gardners' major web site, and their importance in the world of finance and investing, these hip titles are certainties for all public libraries. Dale Farris, Groves, TX
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Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743504291
• ISBN 13: 9780743504294
• Binding: Audio Cassette