So unlike most boards that rotate around DIY/self improvement, this board lacks a sticky with basic information with recommendations and what not. I would like to know what biz recommends I read to educate myself on the topic of stock investments. I am a paramedic but have money to put aside. I also recently took full ownership of a mutual fund that was set aside for me when my father passed away. That account is currently stocked by fidelity stocks. Before I sell and diversify some of those stocks, I want to know what to do, and to learn that I need to know what to read. What does biz recommend for a person starting out in stock investments with very little knowledge of stocks.
TL;DR - Stock investing for dummies recommended literature
>Business Creation
Go It Alone – Bruce Judson
The Lean Startup – Eric Ries
Street Smarts – Norm Brodsky & Bo Burlingham
Ready, Fire, Aim – Michael Masterson
Escape from Cubicle Nation – Pamela Slim
Bankable Business Plans – Edward Rogoff
>Marketing
All Marketers Are Liars – Seth Godin
Permission Marketing – Seth Godin
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing – Al Ries & Jack Trout
Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got – Jay Abraham
>Sales
The Psychology of Selling – Brian Tracy
Pitch Anything – Oren Klaff
The Ultimate Sales Machine – Chet Holmes
Value-Based Fees – Alan Weiss
>Finance & Accounting
Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs – Karen Berman & Joe Knight
Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits – Greg Crabtree
The 1% Windfall – Rafi Mohammed
Accounting Made Simple – Mike Piper
How to Read a Financial Report – John A. Tracy
Venture Deals – Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson
>Productivity & Effectiveness
Getting Things Done – David Allen
The Power of Full Engagement – Jim Loehr &Tony Schwartz
StrengthsFinder 2.0 – Tom Rath
Bit Literacy – Mark Hurst
10 Days to Faster Reading – Abby Marks-Beale
>Problem Solving
The 80/20 Principle – Richard Koch
Accidental Genius – Mark Levy
Learning from the Future – Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
>Behavioral Change
The Power of Less – Leo Babauta
The Path of Least Resistance – Robert Fritz
Re-Create Your Life – Morty Lefkoe
Self-Directed Behavior – David Watson & Roland Tharp
>Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion – Robert B. Cialdini
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
Crucial Conversations – Kerry Patterson et al
The 48 Laws of Power – Robert Greene
>Leadership
Tribes – Seth Godin
Total Leadership – Stewart Friedman
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – Marshall Goldsmith
The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan – George Bradt et al
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>>1470055
Would the accounting made simple cover personal finance? E.g. how to make money through savings, what bank accou t and interests to consider, mortgage/auto financing, credit, how to into mutual funds/stocks, etc.?
>>1469786
helped me http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-Stocks
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>>1471250
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