Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Sep 23, Salar Moarref rated it it was amazing.
A very well-written introduction to stock market and the language of the Wall Street. The book explains in simple language how a company is formed, how it goes public, different ways a company can raise money loans, stocks, bonds, etc. The terminology and c A very well-written introduction to stock market and the language of the Wall Street.
The terminology and concepts are then used to explain why stock prices go up and down. Why stocks go up and down is a great book for beginners and people who are curious about stock market. Jun 12, Phat Nguyen rated it it was amazing. A good overview with enough in-depth information about stocks and bonds that could prepare you for more serious books about security trading.
This is a fantastic book about basic fundamental knowledge that can be useful to anyone. I really recommend this book if you would like to learn more about starting a business, financial statements and analyzing them, financing a business through stock issuing or bonds, cash flow and evaluation ratios etc. Having read a lot of finance and investing books, I did not have problems with terminology, but even if you are a beginner, authors prepared nice glossary at the end.
This is also one of the f This is a fantastic book about basic fundamental knowledge that can be useful to anyone. This is also one of the finance books that you can really enjoy reading. I want to thank both William H. Pike and Patrick Gregory for the effort they've put into this book.
Great stuff for beginners, but also for professionals. Thank you ever so much. Jun 07, Michal Palczewski rated it it was amazing. This contains the nuts and bolts of stock investing and valuation.
After this book you will know what all those different lines on a companies financial statement mean and should have a decent understanding of corporate accounting. Very useful for investing in stocks, because it allows you to make your own analysis. Works well with other books like Magic formula and such because now all those details make more sense.
I wish I read this book before reading some of the other ones like security ana This contains the nuts and bolts of stock investing and valuation. I wish I read this book before reading some of the other ones like security analysis, because there would have been less things that went over my head. One of the best books if not the best in my opinion for beginners in the investment industry. But is also resourceful for professionals. It covers all the basics of financial statement analysis, how to valuate a company and compare it to its peers in the industry.
You get a glimpse of how a company operates, how it raises money and all the different ratios that you need in order to complete your investment decision. I know now why Michael Burry highly recommended this book. It truly is great. It is a good book, unless you want to be an investor.
This is a good introduction into the language of Street, but do not take it too seriously. Do not expect to become Buffett after reading it. The what-causes-what part is make-believe trickery. Please do yourself a favor and read some Mandelbrot's "Misbehavior of Markets" to understand how high your chances to make a profit from investing. Oct 11, Ronak Karsan rated it liked it. Great book that provides stock and accounting fundamentals.
While this book does a great job of explaining stock and accounting concepts, I do think some parts of the book were dry and dragged on a bit too long. Overall this book is a great guide if you want to learn some basic business and accounting principles. Apr 22, Tomonaut rated it liked it Shelves: read Takes you, with simple examples, trough the process of a starting business and how shares come into existence, how to evaluate their prices trough accounting metrics and other stock valuations.
Nice read. Jun 03, Oswaldo Rhyslie rated it it was amazing. A book with strong fundamentals and concept on stocks as an investment tools the only downside of the books is its language with many terms that need to be remembered and could be challenging for laymens. Jun 21, Spetsnaz26 rated it it was amazing. Excellent introduction to the essential financing and accounting knowledge every man needs, regardless of investment methodology.
May 27, Deepanshu rated it it was amazing. Since this is the first book on securities and investing, information inside this book is most valuable for. Feb 20, Elizabeth Chabe rated it it was amazing. Basic but solid. Jun 21, Lucas rated it it was amazing. Great book about investing! May 06, Sean rated it really liked it Shelves: finance-business-re , non-fiction , read , read-to-my-kids-one-day.
Gonna read this to my kids. Would change many financially illiterates lives for the better. Dec 26, Luotenrati rated it it was amazing Shelves: investing-top-5 , stonks. Really informative for someone who has no idea about investing or stocks or bonds at all. It goes through all the steps a company can use to raise profit and explains all the various types of offerings and accounting in an accessible and easy to understand way.
In my opinion it should be the first book someone should read on investing because it covers all the concepts that the later books assume you are already familiar with. Aug 09, Siddharth Gupta rated it really liked it.
A contemporary book on the basic machinations of the equity market. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Seller Centre Download. Your browser is not compatible with Shopee Video Favorite 1. Shipping Loading Ratings 1. Product Specifications. Publisher Self-Publish. Why Stocks Go Up and Down is an in depth introduction to stocks and bonds. It explains the basics of of financial statement analysis, cash flow generation, stock price valuation, and more.
Commonly misunderstood terms such as "capitalize," "equity," and "diluted earnings" are explained clearly. The book is about fundamentals; it is not an investment system or "how to make a million dollars in the market.
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Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Why Stocks Go Up and Down, by William Pike and Patrick Gregory, attempts to convey the fundamental knowledge that new investors need in order to understand stock price behavior.
Both authors believe many investing books try to communicate wisdom without first providing adequate knowledge. They argue that before you can begin to evaluate stock price behavior, you must first understand how a company is born, how it raises money to grow, and how it uses its assets to generate cash flow. HathiTrust Digital Library, Limited view search only.
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