Understanding Wall Street, Fifth Edition [Paperback]

Jeffrey Little (Author)

Book Description

Series: Understanding Wall Street | Publication Date: September 22, 2009

A fully revised edition of the INVESTING CLASSIC

For over 30 years this comprehensive, easy-to-read guide has served well as the definitive reference for successful investing. Now in its fifth edition and completely updated, Understanding Wall Street helps investors prosper in today’s challenging economy—whether you’re just beginning or among the millions soon to retire.

Understanding Wall Street, Fifth Edition, has new sections and information on the issues most important to today’s investors, including:

• How to use the Internet as an investing tool
• The shift to exchange traded funds (ETFs)
• The link between Wall Street and Main Street
• The Risks and rewards of the global economy

Praise for previous editions of Understanding Wall Street:

“Recommended. An excellent introduction to stock market intricacies.” —Booklist

“A lucid guide to those downtown mysteries.” —Newsday

“Remarkable . . . it remains as useful as ever . . . Experience may be the best teacher, but this manual runs a close second.” American Library Book Review

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About the Author

Jeffrey B. Little has been a registered investment analyst, serving as senior analyst at a major Wall Street firm and as a vice president of the prominent investment counsel firm, T. Rowe Price Associates.
Lucien Rhodes is a respected financial journalist with several years experience as a senior analyst and portfolio manager in both commercial and investment banking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 5 edition (September 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071633227
• ISBN-13: 978-0071633222
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Professional & Technical > Accounting & Finance > International

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Overview of How Wall Street Works, November 18, 2010

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Paul M. Chun-ung "Bears Go Rawr" (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Understanding Wall Street, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

I thought that the book was well written and very easy to understand. Provides a good historical background of Wall Street and how the markets got started. If I didn't read this book before watching the movie "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", then I wouldn't understand the meaning behind the Dutch tulip craze that Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) discusses in the dialogue.

Five stars for helping the reader understand Wall Street! Recommended for anyone just starting out in the market.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and lucid explanation of wall street language !!, September 10, 2010

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This review is from: Understanding Wall Street, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

Simply the best book I have ever read about stock market and wall street business.Explained in a very lucid and simple way.

4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally Pleasing, November 10, 2011

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This review is from: Understanding Wall Street, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

This book provides everything that the front cover stands for. It can be a little in depth and overwhelming at points, but nonetheless, a good and interesting book. I would definitely recommend buying this book, if one seeks to expand their knowledge about the stock market.