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The Motley Fool Investment GuideA Review of David and Tom Gardner’s Book on Investing
The pros and cons of The Motley Fool Investment Guide which details a simple investment strategy aimed to beat the market through smart, long-term, investing
David and Tom Gardner, creators of Fool.com, wrote the Motley Fool Investment Guide: How the Fools Beat Wall Street's Wise Men and How You Can Too in order to inform people about their investment philosophy. This philosophy, based on Warren Buffett’s market-beating strategy, has allowed the Gardner brothers and their devoted followers, or “Fools,” to beat the market year in and year out. SummaryThe Motley Fool Investment Guide details what amounts to a simple investment strategy: Research companies and make smart, long-term investments that you intent to hold for at least five years. The Gardner brothers take the reader through different investment options, like mutual funds and index funds, and give the pros and cons of each. Finally, they get down to their original investment idea of the “Rule Makers” and the “Rule Breakers.” This idea gives investors a new way of looking at companies and enables them to make smarter investment decisions for the long-term. ProsIn this book the Gardner brothers explain everything the novice, or even intermediate, investor should know about investing. Additionally, this is done in a way that is completely understandable to the most inexperienced investor. Another positive aspect of The Motley Fool Investment Guide is that it presents both the pros and cons of every aspect of investing. For example, the brothers describe how trading on margin can compound your profits but also compound your losses. ConsFor the most part The Motley Fool Investment Guide is perfect for the layperson who wants to get into investing. However, sometimes when the brothers discuss company finances they do so in a way that is not always intelligible to the layperson. This is not a constant in the book, but does happen on occasion. RecommendationThe Motley Fool Investment Guide is perfect for any self-directed investor, or for that matter anyone who has any money invested in stocks or other securities. The Gardner brothers are informative and entertaining as they lead the reader through the complex world of investing. After reading this book the reader has all the knowledge they need to go out and make their own informed investment decisions. Author InformationDavid and Tom Gardner are the creators of The Motley Fool and the award-winning website Fool.com. Their website attracts millions of people every month and allows them to research companies and get the latest buzz from other investors. The brothers also created “Foolanthropy” which contributes money to various charities at the end of every year. The Motley Fool community is a revolutionary idea in investing as it promotes full disclosure and the free exchange of information among its members for the benefit of all. Related Articles:Other Book Reviews:Resources: The Motley Fool Investment Guide Fool.com
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