Becoming an Investor Building Wealth by Investing in Stocks Bonds and Mutual Funds

Becoming an Investor Building Wealth by Investing in Stocks Bonds and Mutual Funds

Becoming An Investor is urgently recommended, essential reading for participants in today’s volatile stock and bond markets… — Midwest Book Review

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5 Stars A good place to begin learning how to manage your money
Hupalo gives you simple (good) advice to manage your money.

The book is very balanced and it is aimed mainly to the educated general public. You will need only some simple algebra to understand his few valuation formulas.

He writes basically about common stocks and has a chapter discussing bonds. But do not expect market timing methods. It is more directed to Investing than to Trading.

Conclusion: A good place to begin learning how to manage your money. To good sense people.

5 Stars Proven Way to Sound, Successful, Long-Term Investing
This excellent book is highly commended to anyone who is truly serious about investing. Peter Hupalo is a consultant and frequent columnist on money and entrepreneurship matters. With clear and convincing data to support him, Mr. Hupalo debunks many of the myths Wall Street pushes on the investing public. Author demonstrates the futility of trying to “beat the market”, whether through stock picking and market timing or by following mutual funds that have shown high levels of performance in the past. After he makes a convincing case for trying to meet, rather than beat the market. Thus, Mr. Hupalo advocates investing in a diversified basket of mutual funds. The chapter on investing during retirement is particularly insightful.

Whether or not one ultimately agrees with Mr. Hupalo’s point of view, “Becoming An Investor: Building Wealth By Investing In Stocks, Bonds, And Mutual Funds” is a book, which deserves attention. Anyone wishing to base his/her investment decisions on solid methodology needs to read this book. You will have a much clearer understanding of markets, and your investment decisions will be firmly rooted in proven soil.

I highly recommend this book for everyone.

Alexander Petrochenkov

5 Stars A diamond in the rough!
Only available in paperback, no fancy artwork on the cover, no glowing reviews by a big time newspaper publisher, no forward by a prestigious luminary, even the editing is second rate. In a word, this is a rough book.

However, when it comes to content, this book is loaded as the author does not include a lot of fluff or selfish stories about himself. However, the author is obviously very well read, because he includes numerous references to plently of other investing books. Some may conclude it’s a value investing book, but growth investing is covered as well.

So, what this book presents is a careful and comprehensive distillation of just about everything commonly available on the subject of investing. Also included are numerous clever stories which illustrate important investment truths and strategies and a recognition that a lot of what the mass media presents is almost worthless for somebody wishing to become an investor.

5 Stars Make the most of risk-calculated investment
Becoming An Investor: Building Wealth By Investing In Stocks, Bonds, And Mutual Funds is a straightforward primer to the basics of conservative financial investment specifically written for the novice investor seeking to establish a profitable portfolio. From evaluating risks and ratios to diversifying to improve one’s margin of safety, just about everything a beginning investor must know is included. For anyone considering putting their money to work for them, Becoming An Investor is urgently recommended, essential reading for participants in today’s volatile stock and bond markets in order to help them to make the most of their risk-calculated investment activities.

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The Physicians Guide to Investing A Practical Approach to Building Wealth

The Physicians Guide to Investing A Practical Approach to Building Wealth

From the reviews:

“You’ve really done a first-class job of telling your fellow doctors what to do in their financial life. In fact, your book should be required reading at med schools… I just wanted to let you know that you have done a real service for your fellow physicians.” — Warren E. Buffet, in a letter to Robert Doroghazi, MD

“I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in preserving and growing a dollar bill.” — The American Journal of Cardiology

From the Consulting Editor’s Preface…

“…Bob has delivered a book that every physician interested in building wealth and protecting assets should read.” -Dan W. French, PhD

“…we written and should provide the medical professional with a good general roadmap toward investing and financial security.” -Veterinary Pathology

“Dr Doroghazi is a credentialed clinician … and a gifted writer addressing a crucial issue on the finances of physicians. … The bulleted summaries at the end of each chapter that emphasize the ‘teaching points’ are an especially appealing aspect of the book. … Recommended Readership: Internists, general practitioners, and all other physicians.” (Edward T. Creagan, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 81 (5), May, 2006)

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Must read for every new physician.
Any physician graduating medical school or finishing residency should read this book if they have not exposed themselves to studies or practical experience on the financial side both personally and professionally. The author is a physician and provides a good basic theoretical approach with several real world practical examples. It is a quick read and can provide significant guidance to helping a physician make the leap from just cash flowing to building significant wealth. The author helps dispel the myths of high incomes versus high net worth.

3 Stars Not realistic
The author is out of date or living in a different world. He assumes that physicians make at least $250,000 per year and that a 4000 square foot house with a little land can be had for $350,000. He also assumes a very high (unrealistic) rate of return for his investments. However, the book does offer some practical advice.

5 Stars Good Bang for the Buck
I really liked this book! It’s one of the best investments I have made. I believe that it is cheaper and much more valuable than most financial advice you can get from a third party.

It starts with general advices on how to prioritize your needs. Then, as you continue to read, it tells you what options are there for you to do with your money. In particular, the author highlights ways for you to avoid common mistakes that could threaten your financial future.

I would recommend this book to anybody, particularly well paid professionals (doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc.), who are looking for a means of getting a good foundation for their financial knowledge and independence.

5 Stars insightful, well researched, encouraging investment book: a must read
I am a physician who also enjoys teaching personal finances. This book should be a must read in every medical school curriculum. It is practical, full of insights, and easy to read in a weekend. I loved it so much, I bought a hardback copy as well so that I could loan the paperback to my colleagues. Although some of the advice is tailored to physicians, the book has valuable information for non-physicians as well. A great resource that is motivational as well as informative.

5 Stars personal finances
An excellent account of money management and personal finances.

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