The internet has more free information on investing than you could ever read. Go to Yahoo Finance, spend an hour a day for 30 days. Read the articles. Follow the links. Check out the advertisers. You will know more than 90% of the investors out there.
Plus, there is no book to dust or trash 2 years from now.
The best book ever written for investing in the stock market for the average person is "One Up On Wall Street", by Peter Lynch.
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Get a library card. Spend an hour and pick out a few books.
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