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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:	Market Investing

Moderator:	2155::michaud

Created:	Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1060
Total number of notes:	10477

242.0. "Investment Books, Courses??" by ROYALT::KARTEN () Mon Jul 13 1992 17:02

I'm interested in learning more about the in's and out's of investing. 
 In particular, I'm interested in understanding the relationships 
between and among different variables that affect investment returns.  
For example, interest rate declines generally lead to stock price 
increases, and interest rate increases generally lead to bond price 
decreases.  The different money supply (and other) indicators have 
seemingly predictable effects on other aspects of the economy.  
Etc...

Can anyone recommend courses, books, etc., that will help me 
understand these different relationships ??  Thanks.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
242.1		DSSDEV::PIEKOS	Zoo TV	`Mon Jul 13 1992 19:02`	1
	Check out note 12.*
242.2	I have two excellent courses	TLE::PERIQUET	Dennis Periquet	`Wed Sep 14 1994 15:18`	25
	I have the Forbes Stock Market Investment Course at home and it teaches how the stock market works, fundamental and technical analysis, economic indicators, options, mutual funds, making money in a bull and in a bear market, chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the last many years since the Depression, list of companies and stock symbols. The book comes with different sections for each lesson and quiz exercises to solidify in your mind the key concepts. This course can be ordered from Forbes magazine for $69.99. I'll sell it for much less if anyone is interested. This book is for anyone who wants to know about how the stock market works and how to invest wisely. I also have books from Quest Capital that teach you how to pass the Series 63 exam (required to become a stockbroker). These books teach you everything you must know to become a stockbroker. If you are interested in what stockbrokers know and want to know lots about the financial markets (stock, bonds, money markets, mutual funds, reading balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, everything you wanted to know about a corporations financial statements, proxies, mergers, economic indicators, etc.), I'm willing to sell these for much less than I paid for them as well. Dennis
242.3		ZENDIA::SCHOTT		`Wed Sep 14 1994 16:09`	2
	I believe you need much more than a series 63 to become a stockbroker.
242.4	You're right	TLE::PERIQUET	Dennis Periquet	`Wed Sep 14 1994 18:53`	20
	re: .-1 > I believe you need much more than a series 63 to become a > stockbroker. Indeed you are correct. In some states (like in NH), you need to pass another state exam (Series 28?) AND you need a brokerage firm to sponsor you (e.g., Schwab, Fidelity). But if you had the knowledge to pass the Series 63, you will know a lot about the financial markets compared to the average person. Other things you'll need to be a stockbroker are an ability to handle stress, a good talking voice, etc. The books I mention in my note will only help you with the Series 63. Dennis (who at one time wanted to be a stockbroker and then decided that a thorough knowledge of the financial markets was quite sufficient for my goals).