Investing QuickStart Guide - 2nd Edition: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Successfully Navigating the Stock Market, Growing Your Wealth & Creating a Secure Financial Future

Written by Ted D. Snow CFP MBA

Narrated by Duke Holm

The Best Selling QuickStart Guide, Now In an Updated and Expanded 2nd Edition – Over 100 Pages of New Content, Including Updates to Reflect the Realities of Investing

The ONLY investing book that is written by a CFP® practitioner with 30+ years of investment experience.

THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO INVESTING!

Do you want to learn how to make your hard-earned money work for you?

Are you interested in learning how to create real wealth by harnessing the power of the stock market?

Have you ever dreamed of using stock market investing to create passive income retire early?

A robust investment strategy forms the basis of any wealth building journey—if your money isn’t working hard on your behalf, it’s slowly being devalued by inflation. It has never been easier—or more important—for everyday investors to get started investing in the stock market.

Bestselling author, advisor, and financial industry veteran Ted D. Snow CFP®, MBA brings over 30 years of experience to the pages of Investing QuickStart Guide. Presented in plain English and written with new investors in mind, Investing QuickStart Guide proves that with the right guidance anyone can find investing success and build the financial freedom we all deserve.

WHAT'S NEW IN INVESTING 2ND EDITION?With over 100 pages of new material, Investing QuickStart Guide is updated and revised for an entirely new investing environment and includes:

• A deeper dive into the asset classes that make up a robust portfolio including a thorough and expanded examination of investable real estate
• An increased focus on managing—and reducing—your tax liabilities related to investment activities in light of new tax law developments
• A tour of the pros and cons of new and emerging finance technologies (aka fintech) and an increased focus on ESG investing—the practice of Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance sustainable investing.

Discover the Secrets of Successfully Investing In:

• Stocks (Including Dividend Paying Stocks!)
• Mutual Funds
• ETFS
• Bonds
• Index Funds
• REITS and Real Estate
• Commodities

Investing QuickStart Guide is Perfect For:

• Beginners with Zero Prior Investing Experience

• Reading alongside other popular financial books such as The Intelligent Investor, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and The Little Book of Common-Sense Investing

• Experienced Investors who Want to Go to the Next Level

• Teaching anyone to invest in the stock market – even kids and teens!

Investing QuickStart Guide Covers:

• Everything You Need to Know Before You Make Your First Trade!

• How To Take Advantage of Opportunities in th

• Language: English
• Publisher: ClydeBank Media LLC
• Release date: Sep 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781636100524

Reviews for Investing QuickStart Guide - 2nd Edition

[jerenda-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I admit I had trouble getting into this. It was too simplistic to me, but I was afraid to skip ahead because I didn't want to get lost, and the link-to-website portions were highly distracting to me. I stopped reading and started goofing off on the website. I think this would be more helpful as a physical book, where I can flip between sections easier and am less likely to find myself wandering away from the text and onto online forums and classes and things.

[cicero_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

As an investor with decades of experience and knowledge, I am naturally skeptical of most introduction to investing books. So many of them hype risky strategies, pushing more speculation than sound investing. This is not one of those books. I found it to give a good, solid overview of the investing landscape, from the perspective of an individual investors. The author provides appropriate guidance regarding the risks of options and penny stocks.The perspective is certainly that of the active, self-managed portfolio, which matches my inclinations as well. But it is probably worth reading this along with Burton Malkiel’s “A Random Walk Down Wall Street” for the efficient-market, pro-indexing perspective, to get both sides of the story.(I received a review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.)

[danysh2016 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Handy guide full of useful information. I would note that the very first page of the book directs you to "download your free digital assets" before you start reading the book, with a hyper link to the Clydebank Media website- it really reeks of late night infomercial style blitz marketing- with courses from the academy, etc. It's a bit of a turn off upon first glance. I'm happy to have the useful information, but I would suggest laying off the flashy gimmicky looking site and web sales pitch.

[buttsy1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I received this book through the Library Thing Early Reviewers Program.I read this book using Books app on an iPad mini.This book is subtitled ‘The simplified beginner’s guide to successfully navigating the stock market, growing your wealth and creating a secure financial future’. I’m pleased I got the simplified book, because I found the amount of information a little overwhelming, and doubt I could cope with a more detailed and complex discussion.That’s partly a joke. Financial literacy (or the lack of it) is a real problem for many people, and to find advice such as this provided by Snow fills an important gap.His general advice can be summarised fairly simply: (1) get good advice (2) prepare to be in for the long haul (3) don’t expect to get wealthy over night. There is, of course, much more to it.Some of his advice that more specifically related to my own small level of investment refers to the timing of investments, and the temptation to sell at a loss in the hope of avoiding a bigger loss. The Market always, as Snow assures us, improves. Even after ‘dramatic’ falls, it picks up again. You just have to wait.I was able to skip over the information around taxation, as I am not American, and clearly this book is written with Americans in mind.I found it a useful read, and reinforces the advice my own Financial Adviser provides.

[nibbles_243 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very informative. Will definitely keep it for future reference. Thank you so much for picking me to review it.

[glennbell_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was an e-book that I read. The author provides a lot of information about stocks and investments. I found the book interesting and informative. The discussions are understandable and are illustrated by examples. I firmly recommend this book to anyone interested in investing.

[lipi_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A "For Dummies" book without that particular appellation. Clear and no-nonsense primer on where you can stick your money.The language of finance is to the English language what faeces is to a meal at the French Laundry, but the author manages to make the journey less painful than the poorly prepared traveller has reason to expect. So good job, Ted! If you want to infiltrate parties filled with MBAs and VCs, this will teach you enough to blend in.

[thehappylittlelady · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

"Investing QuickStart Guide", does help with some introduction to lingo and understanding how it works. It discusses investing 12,000 waiting a year and making 6,500 profit. Which are to me large sums of money and a that you can for sure profit, but that you already need a hunk of money to start out. So, I just feel it's out of my leauge. Should I ever come into a large or even moderate lump sum that isn't needed for well... life, Ill give it some consideration because the evidence here shows it does go up if you can hang in there when it drops and buy the right stock. I received this ebook for my opinion. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. It makes the way it all works understandable, but I feel Its for someone with alot of spare money who is already very secure financially.

[drsyko_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book provides a lot of great basic information for people who may be new to investing. Everything is explained in plain language and the author works hard to reduce people's fear of investing. He also emphasizes making decisions based on facts and market trends, rather than fear and emotion. Reading this book may help people to avoid the most common mistakes that people make when investing, and thus help them to maximize their potential for gain. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to start to invest, but feels lost about doing it. There was also an offer for an online course that people may want to also try.

[lindoula-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a very broad introduction to investing with a focus on the US investor. It covers more investment options than I even knew existed. It doesn't go into depth for most of them, however, so really do consider it an intro rather than a guide. There are extensive online resources to complement the actual book content, so pretty much any of these topics that you want to learn more about can be explored at your fingertips. While it may not get very detailed, for most topics it provides enough info for you to at least know the right questions to ask if you go to consult with an investment specialist.

[rufusraider · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I received this book through the LibraryThing Book Review program in exchange for a fair and honest review.This Investing Quick Start Guide is a good entry level introduction to the basics of investing. It would also serve as a good refresher for the normal investor who wants to branch out into other types of securities.I found the book a little too basic for me. There are a lot of books aimed at this market. I would use this book in conjunction with other books to get different opinions on the various investing topics to get a well rounded perspective of the different types of securities.I reviewed the ebook version. The ability to view some of the tables was a little convoluted. Removing the big number alongside the tables and figures would have made some of the readable without opening or scrolling the table/figure.

[pencilstubs-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"Investing Quickstart Guide" provides a lot of good advice for beginners, including why the earlier you start the better, the psychology of investing, the benefits of index funds, the risks of individual stocks, and various basic concepts and vocabulary. It was written in a clear and easy to understand way. This would make a great gift for high school and college students.Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[kristinhwilson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I learned a lot about investing from this book. Some of it was difficult to understand but I soon caught on . I would recommend this book to new investors and experienced investors who want a refresher.

[tanyaread · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book is and isn't a beginner's guide to investing. Chapters 1-3 do provide a simple, easy to understand introduction to investing. The examples and graphics add to the clarity of the text. Chapters 4 and 5 are not really for beginners. They discuss investing in individual securities and I do not think really provide good advice for a beginner. It recommends things like identify the next big thing (like need for clean water, computer virus protection, tattoo removal) and buying undervalued companies with strong balance sheets, or buy something that appeals to you. None of this is easy for a beginner. I would have expected more things like here are various types of mutual funds where a beginner can participate in the market and have diversification and start getting acquainted with things like "the market goes up, the market goes down, get used to it". I would have expected a rundown of various free websites that provide advice for investors (like paulmerriman.com - he was a financial advisor for years and puts resources on the web for investors now that he is retired and all is free). Or even something like "start with a few solid things like X, Y and Z" (Warren Buffet's buy big American companies). The book has "use stock screeners to ID the right stocks" but...what is right? It says "Many of these stocks will quietly outperform the market, generating fantastic returns for those few fortunate enough to take note of them." Ummm... so "Many"? According to some things I have seen on the market a very few stocks provide most of the returns for things like the S&P. Which means without diversification probably people will miss them. On stock screening I would have expected to see Manifest Investing and Better Investing listed as places one can join (I think both are under $100 for a year membership) and learn about how to screen stocks on the cheap if a person wants to do that. I think there is a bit of "I [author] am a financial planner and have a website and you can go there...." But the first part of the book is good and the chapters on investing psychology and financial freedom (7 and 9) are good.

[lakenvelder_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have been investing for a number of year with a 401k plan, bonds, and stock purchases. I really do not have a lot of money but I try to put 20% of my income into the 401 and stocks. Even with my limited investment power, I found this book to contain great advice. One advice he gives is to hold on with downturns when you are investing for the long haul. This book has helped me understand some investments I did not know too much about. Still, there is aways risk and the book explains it quite well. The book is easy to follow with examples and I strongly suggest for anyone wanting to invest to begin to read this book which is why I rated it as a 5. I want to thank Clydebank Media for providing me a copy of this book via download along with other digital materials including modules, video contents and free access to all these great materials on their website in exchange of an honest and unbiased feedback for the book.

[amy1825-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Informative book. Easy to follow with lots of good tips and info.

[brianinbuffalo · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

As a former business reporter at a daily newspaper and a lifelong investor, the words "simplified" and "beginner's guide" in the book's subtitle initially triggered concern. Would I find this book too rudimentary to give it a fair shake as an Early Reviewer? The concern was unwarranted. I was surprised how many things I learned and how much I benefited from numerous refresher courses on key principles. "Investing QuickStart Guide" takes the term "user-friendly" to new heights. Snow tackles complex topics in a way that won't intimidate beginning investors. A comprehensive glossary, index, source references and chapter summaries make this book impressively simple to navigate. Excellent graphics, dozens of short examples and break-out boxes called "My Take" that provide personal insights from the author are all value-added features. I also enjoyed the quotes that are sprinkled throughout the tome from luminaries that range from Albert Einstein to Warren Buffett. Chapters focus on everything from choosing investment services (i.e. robo-advisors versus humans), to red-flagging the 3 biggest blunders investors make (staying too conservative, starting too late and investing too little) .Snow also touches on annuities, value stocks versus growth stocks, day trading and penny stocks. Even a few philosophical issues are broached near the end, including "ethics and social responsibility through investing." If I had authored the book, I would likely have added a half-dozen or so more detailed narratives from real investors (similar to what Money Magazine has done so effectively in its personal finance profiles.) Snow's examples are typically more general and are confined to no more than 10 lines. But I nitpick. "Investing QuickStart Guide" is an excellent tool -- and not only for investment novices.