The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need [Paperback]

Andrew Tobias (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2011 | Series: Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

For more than thirty years, The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need has been a favorite finance guide, earning the allegiance of more than a million readers across the United States. Now even more indispensable, this completely revised and updated edition will show readers how to use money to their best advantage in the wake of epochal change on Wall Street, no matter how much or how little they may have.

 

Using concise, witty, and truly understandable tips and explanations, Tobias delivers sensible advice and useful information, covering topics such as

 

• How virtually any reader can save more than $1,000 a year

• How and when to invest in stocks

• The “safest investment in the world”

• and much, much more.

 

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Andrew Tobias is one of the financial community's most pithily perceptive observers." (Forbes ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Andrew Tobias is the author of twelve books, including the New York Times best-sellers Fire and Ice and The Invisible Bankers. He has been a regular contributor to such magazines as Time, New York, and Parade and co-hosted the PBS series Beyond Wall Street. He currently serves as a treasurer for the Democratic National Committee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books; Rev Upd edition (January 5, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0547447256
• ISBN-13: 978-0547447254
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Business & Investing > Personal Finance > Budgeting & Money Management
  • #86 in Books > Business & Investing > Investing > Introduction

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 25 years later January 14, 2012

By Lola G. Kosmas

Format:Paperback

I learned about dollar cost averaging and about Vanguard Index funds through reading this book. I followed the advice and systematically deposited each month in my children's savings accounts. The money grew and my daughter had a nice down payment for a house. My son is using his money to start a business.I also saved for my own retirement using these methods. I am not very good at investing but this book laid down a path for me and I was able to follow it.
Inspiration is a rare and precious gift. Andrew Tobias has been a blessing to me and my family and he doesn't even know us! If you are looking for an overnight path to riches this book will not help you. But if you can formulate a plan and stick to it, buy this book. It changed our lives for the better!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves a prominent place on your shelf October 28, 2011

By Janie

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I checked this book out at my library after reading an interview with Tobias in a financial magazine. I am in the accounting/finance profession and have read lots of investment books over the years. This is the best -- by far!

I promptly bought my own copy and have been reading and highlighting since. Tobias is a gifted writer with a knack for distilling complicated financial topics down to simple explanations and recommendations, without talking down to his readers. He steers people away from investments they should avoid (commodities, collections -- unless you're an "expert") and recognizes the time/reward trade-offs of financial and investment decision-making. I found his advice to not obsess over the differences in returns at most banks (pennies -- why bother?) and to not flog yourself if you forget to write down every last expense refreshing. He's succinct, funny, and disarmingly self-deprecating.

Tobias doesn't try to "dazzle with detail" -- the book is appropriately detailed to make the case for simplified, low-cost investing, but not so burdened by charts and graphs that you grow quickly disinterested. He shows great respect for his readers. I'm going to get this book for several young people in my life who are just starting out.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tobias is a delight! January 20, 2011

By GatorFan

Format:Paperback

Andrew Tobias is a gem. He is smart, witty, sensible, and self-deprecating. Even the titles of his books ("The ONLY Investment Guide You'll Ever Need," followed by a sequel entitled, "The Only OTHER Investment Guide You'll Ever Need") are funny. If you have a son or daughter who is embarking on young adulthood, or a newly-divorced friend who knows nothing of finances, this is an ideal book for you to give to him or her to encourage financial independence and stability. Tobias speaks in terms that everyone can understand. His were among the first financial books I ever read, decades ago, at a time when I was just starting to save for children's college tuition, retirement, investments, etc. His books are still my fond favorites. You'll like this book.