Teach Yourself Investing in 24 Easy Lessons

Teach Yourself Investing in 24 Easy Lessons is a practical, approachable investing guide that tackles complicated investment topics in a simple, easy-to-understand format. Author Ken Little starts readers out with the basics of investing and clearly explains how each of the most common investments works, and then moves on to help readers better understand each investment type and the strategies for increasing their potential for success. The author helps the reader understand how to choose and invest in stocks, how to identify and select the best mutual funds, and how to leverage today's modern tools to find investing success — with or without a broker. Authored with the perfect balance of clear guidance and occasional wit, Teach Yourself Investing in 24 Easy Lessons is the perfect introduction for anyone who feels overwhelmed by just the thought of tackling investing on their own.

Ken Little is the stock investing writer for About.com and the author of more than 12 books on personal finance topics, including Teach Yourself Investing in 24 Easy Lessons. His relaxed and informative style helps readers understand complex financial topics in a way that removes the fear factor that often accompanies tackling complex investment topics. In addition to being a personal finance author, Little was the chief financial writer for a large mutual fund and has been a consultant to several large financial services companies. He’s also served as the business editor of a major daily newspaper and vice president of marketing for a large financial services company.