Investment Books
-Beginners-

Books for beginning investors

These books concentrate on personal finance, budgeting, and also offer some introductory material on basic investment strategies.

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• Barbara Apostolou, Nicholas G. Apostolou
  
  Keys to Investing in Common Stocks (Barron's Business Keys)

   

   

• Ginger Applegarth
  
  Wake Up and Smell the Money

   

   

• Janet Bamford, Jeff Blyskal, Emily Card, and Aileen Jacobson
  
  The Consumer Reports Money Book: How to Get It, Save It, and
  Spend It Wisely (3rd edn)

   

   

• Wayne G. Bogosian and Dee Lee
  
  The Complete Idiot's Guide to 401(k) Plans

   

   

• Samuel Case
  
  The First Book of Investing: The Absolute Beginner's
  Guide to Building Wealth Safely

   

   

• David Chilton
  
  The Wealthy Barber

   

   

• George S. Clason
  
  The Richest Man in Babylon

   

   

• Jonathan Clements
  
  25 Myths You'Ve Got to Avoid If You Want to Manage Your Money
  Right: The New Rules for Financial Success

   

   

• John Downes and Jordan Elliot Goodman
  
  Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms

   

   

• Ric Edelman
  
  The Truth About Money: Because Money Doesn't Come With
  Instructions (2nd edition)

   

   

• Louis Engel
  
  How to Buy Stocks

   

   

• David Gardner and Tom Gardner
  
  You Have More Than You Think: The Motley Fool Guide to Investing What
  You Have

   

   

• Alvin Hall
  
  Getting Started in Stocks (3rd edn.)

   

   

• Ken Kurson
  
  The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance: A No B.S. Book for
  Your Twenties and Thirties

   

   

• Barbara Loos
  
  I Haven't Saved a Dime, Now What?!

   

   

• James Lowell
  
  Investing from Scratch: A Handbook for the Young Investor

   

   

• Peter Lynch and John Rothchild
  
  Learn to Earn: A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business

   

   

• Dale C. Maley
  
  Index Mutual Funds: How to Simplify Your Financial Life and Beat the Pros

   

   

• Kenneth M. Morris and Alan M. Siegel
  
  The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Investing

   

   

• Kenneth M. Morris and Alan M. Siegel
  
  The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance

   

   

• Kenneth M. Morris, Alan M. Siegel, and Virginia B. Morris
  
  The Wall Street Journal Guide to Planning Your Financial Future

   

   

• W. Patrick Naylor
  
  10 Steps to Financial Success: A Beginner's Guide to Saving and
  Investing

   

   

• Suze Orman
  
  The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom

   

   

• Kenan Pollack and Eric Heighberger
  
  The Real Life Investing Guide

   

   

• Jonathan D. Pond
  
  4 Easy Steps to Successful Investing

   

   

• Jane Bryant Quinn
  
  Making the Most of Your Money

   

   

• Claude Rosenberg
  
  Stock Market Primer

   

   

• John Rothchild
  
  A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor

   

   

• Alfred V. Scillitani
  
  Basic Investing Guide For The New Investor

   

   

• Kathleen Sindell
  
  Investing Online for Dummies (3rd edn.)

   

   

• Andrew Tobias
  
  The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

   

   

• Eric Tyson
  
  Investing for Dummies

   

   

• Eric Tyson and James C. Collins
  
  Mutual Funds for Dummies

   

   

• Eric Tyson
  
  Personal Finance for Dummies

   

   

• Diane Vujovich
  
  10 Minute Guide to the Stock Market